This type of explosion is known as a classical nova, which occurs in a binary star system when a white dwarf pulls in gas from a larger companion star. When the gas pressure builds up, it erupts in a ...

Whilst Saturn is spectacular to view with the naked eye alone, a 6-inch telescope will help resolve the gas giant's iconic ...

Astronomers have spotted another never-before-seen "nova" blaze to life in the night sky. This may be the first time that ...

A dramatic cosmic event, a rare dwarf nova that suddenly brightened by a factor of 2,500, has been discovered with the help ...

Spot overlapping meteor showers this month, along with the Moon sharing the sky with some of the brightest planets.

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has just released some of its first images. Its powerful new telescope will be able to quickly ...

I'd often spot a star in the sky at night and say: "Wow, that one is so bright!" Then, eventually, I used one of those cosmic-object-tracking apps to discern what star I was looking at. It wasn't ...

The Red Planet and our nearly-full moon will approach each other closely in the night sky just before Christmas, on December 17. ... the brightest star in the night sky.

On an astrotourism trip like Gorov's, celestial objects take center stage. More travelers are seeking out the feeling of awe from the night sky, with 60% of travelers saying they're considering ...

On the night of 12-13 August, watch out for shooting stars lighting up the night sky (see main story). The next evening the Moon passes near the red giant star Antares, low in the south.

In some time zones, the exact timing of this event occurs on May 31, while in others, it's on June 1. But the best time to view Venus is just before dawn, when it rises in the eastern sky in the ...