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

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

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

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

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 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 ...

There's an exciting reason to gaze up at the sky tonight: the Lyrids meteor shower. Formed out of remaining particles from Comet Thatcher, the Lyrids meteor shower is visible every April as Earth ...

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 ...

Spring in the northern hemisphere brings with it the promise for the Lyrids, the first good meteor shower of the season.