I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the northern hemisphere).

The Canpous star resides in the constellation Carina and can be seen with naked eyes during dark skies. It is best seen in Southern Hemisphere. In the constellation Boötes, easily identifiable in ...

To locate Corona Borealis, start with the Plough (Big Dipper) and follow the curve of its handle down to Arcturus, the brightest star in the neighbouring constellation Bootes. To the left of Arcturus, ...

This star system is significant in the search for habitable exoplanets. Arcturus is the fourth brightest and has a visual magnitude of -0.05, located in the Boötes constellation. This is a red ...

The Carolina Hurricanes are set to clash with the Dallas Stars at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas in a showdown between two of the NHL's elite teams. The Hurricanes, boasting a 27-16 ...

With casino operator The Star Entertainment Group just weeks away from possible collapse, chief executive Steve McCann has no time for philosophical questions about the future of the industry.

A star-studded line-up then follows, with the country's most famous singers performing late into the evening at galas and balls. Just a few days before Trump’s January 20 inauguration ...

Around midnight tonight in the east, a 55%-lit waning gibbous moon will be just a tenth of a degree from Spica, the brightest star in the constellation of Virgo and about 250 light-years distant.

And we will pursue our manifest destiny into the stars, launching American astronauts to plant the stars and stripes on the planet Mars." A philosophy of manifest destiny in the 19th century drove ...