Arcturus (at a magnitude of -0.05), one of the few stars mentioned by name in the Bible, is a giant, about 25 times the ...

Visible for some five hours after sunset is Mars, making its way through Cancer. Shining at 1st magnitude, this ruddy point ...

As spring advances, the night sky undergoes a quiet transformation. The familiar winter constellations fade toward the west, ...

Scientists directed NASA’s Perseverance rover to take an image of the Martian sky after a solar storm in hopes that an aurora ...

Mars doesn't have an organized planetary magnetic field like Earth, so auroras can appear anywhere in the sky. Now there's a ...

Mars doesn’t have magnetic poles like Earth does, but that doesn’t stop the red planet from experiencing the night sky ...

NASA believes that the month of May brings visibility to four planets, a new star from a nova, a chance of meteor showers and ...

Thursday, May 22 The Moon hangs near Saturn and Neptune in the early-morning sky, and it’s best to catch them earlier rather ...

Life is full of trade-offs, and stargazing is no different. Nights are certainly warmer, but you have to stay up much later ...

Meanwhile, astronomers are keeping watch for a rare nova—a sudden explosion of a distant star—that could appear to the naked ...

Explore the wonders of the Northern Hemisphere's night sky with our guide to the best celestial sights you can observe with ...