Jupiter and Sirius rise after dark this month, creating a striking duo that are obvious candidates for a modern-day ...

The sun arrives at the December solstice at 10:03 a.m. EST on Dec. 21. This is the farthest south the sun gets in the heavens; it begins its six-month return northward at the moment winter begins in ...

This month will bring some striking celestial sights, including one of the year’s best meteor showers and a glowing ...

Any clear night this month is the perfect time to pull out those binoculars or your telescope to observe the Orion Nebula.

Since 1986 I have had an affiliation with the Hayden Planetarium in New York. My "official" title there is "Associate and Guest Lecturer." Indeed, through all of these years I given scores of ...

The Large Magellanic Cloud is identified as the brightest deep-sky object, with a magnitude of 0.1. The list comprises 26 deep-sky objects ranked by brightness, primarily open clusters, stellar ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The bright novas V572 Velorum (left) and V462 Lupi (right) are currently visible in the southern ...

Hello everyone. We’re losing sight of some of our planets this week. Go out at 5:45 any morning this week and if you have a ...

Some people probably believe that the twinkling effect is produced by the stars themselves, but that is not the case at all. Since 1986 I have had an affiliation with the Hayden Planetarium in New ...