Some people probably believe that the twinkling effect is produced by the stars themselves, but that is not the case at all.

What is the bright star in the east right now? Venus, the bright "Morning Star," shines brilliantly in the pre-dawn sky this ...

April 21 - 28 is International Dark Sky Week, a global celebration of the night sky during which like-minded organizations ...

Hello everyone! Make sure you have a look at the early morning sky this week although you will have to get up early, at ...

The new moon occurs April 27, and a day later Venus and Saturn will make a close approach to each other (known as a ...

The Lyrid meteor shower is an annual night sky display where stargazers can witness up to 20 'shooting stars' an hour during ...

As we move through the year and check celestial events off the calendar, there are still six meteor showers left to see in ...

Astronomers have described the first measurements of plasma layers within an interstellar shock wave that surrounds a pulsar.

With the most powerful radio telescope in the southern hemisphere, we have observed a twinkling star and discovered an ...

The interstellar plasma is turbulent and scatters pulsar radio waves slightly away from a direct, straight line path. The ...

According to NASA, the planetary phenomenon will be clearest about 45 minutes before sunrise, low in the eastern sky and appearing near the moon. Venus and Saturn will be the easiest to spot — but for ...