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

Without the full brightness of the Moon, the night sky is particularly dark, creating the perfect conditions to spot some stars (although you’ll still be able to see them when the Moon’s ...

Besides being a prominent sight in the night sky, Vega was depicted as the home star of an advanced alien civilization in the 1997 sci-fi film "Contact," based on the 1985 Carl Sagan novel of the ...

When millions of people turn off their lights for Earth Hour each year, something remarkable happens in the night sky above ...

Stargazers can find many locations throughout the country to explore the celestial wonders of the night sky, which serves as ...

A second "new star" has unexpectedly appeared in the night sky, less than two weeks after a near-identical point of light first burst into view without warning. These never-before-seen "stars" are ...

And this week, Chris McGrew has shared a photo of WR 134—a variable Wolf-Rayet star about 6,000 light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Cygnus—which he captured from a dark sky ...

An ordinarily dim star is making a brilliant appearance in the night sky after unleashing a powerful nova explosion, which has rendered it visible to the naked eye.

Rare Appearance of Two Novas at Once Illuminates the Southern Sky. Here’s How to Get a Chance to See It The “new stars” are best seen from the Southern Hemisphere, but people have spotted ...

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