A star map (or star chart) is basically a cheat sheet for the night sky. It helps you figure out where constellations and bright stars are at any given time. To use one, just hold it up so that ...

Active since last week, the shower is formed from a comet’s debris and is forecast to produce the most fireballs overnight.

Dragging the trash barrel to the curb, I look up at the night sky, and my current self is instantly tethered to all my past ...

Constellations are officially recognised patterns in the night sky that help astronomers ... one of these make sure to limit the amount of time spent looking at the screen, or switch to a night ...

and a TARDIS (a space- and time-traveling police call box from "Doctor Who"). The southern night sky has its own weird new gamma-ray constellations. Among them is a black widow spider, Mount Fuji ...

T Coronae Borealis (T CrB) is reappearing in the spring night sky, so be ready in case it goes nova. T Coronae Borealis (T CrB), popularly known as the "Blaze Star," is surely on the verge of a ...

Stars in the night sky can make patterns, called constellations. A constellation is a group of stars that make pictures when you join them together. Take this quiz and see how much you know about ...