Triangle is a formation of stellar bodies called an asterism, made up of the bright stars Vega, Deneb and Altair.

Stars move slowly across the sky, a motion called proper motion. Stellar parallax is the apparent shift in a star's position due to Earth's orbit. Atmospheric refraction causes stars to twinkle ...

Space dust usually makes young stars virtually invisible to our eyes but research undertaken by astronomers used a million images of never before seen objects in an attempt to answer complex ...

You’ll find several bright planets, stars and obvious constellations in the February evening sky. The most obvious constellation this month is Orion. To find Orion, face south and look for Orion ...

I love the Fourth of July—cookouts, festive drinks, patriotic desserts and fireworks lighting up the night sky! And our Star ...

Today, Venus is referred to as the "Christmas Star" because it will be the brightest object in the sky, besides the moon and sun, Throop said. Stars can be seen in the night sky.

When viewing a meteor shower, you are seeing pieces of comet debris that heat up and burn as they enter the Earth's ...

People around the world are seeing fewer and fewer stars in the night sky. The change in star visibility can be explained by an increase in the sky brightness of 7-10 percent per year. The rate of ...

Everyone knows that the sun is the brightest star in the sky, but do you know what the second-brightest is? If you said Polaris, you’re wrong, but don’t feel bad because that’s what many ...

Globally, the visibility of stars (an indicator of the level of light pollution) decreased by 7-10% per year from 2011 to 2022. The visibility of the night sky in New Zealand appears to be ...

The stars that we see in the night sky are undergoing continuous “starquakes” that mean their brightness fluctuates all the time.

Stars Are Vanishing From the Night Sky. Here's Why A phenomenon called "skyglow" is stealing our celestial view, and the impact is far more dramatic when observed by the unaided human eye.