A rare astronomical sight is unfolding in the southern sky. Two exploding stars are shining so brightly that both can be viewed with the naked eye. It’s hard to predict how long these “fascinating ...
As twilight fades to night these May evenings, Mars stands out in the northern sky. It begins the month near the center of Cancer the Crab not far from the magnificent Beehive star cluster (M44). The ...
As the weather gets warmer and clearer skies return, make plans to stargaze over the next several months. Whether you are staying at home or heading out on vacation, your latitude location will play a ...
As a space scientist, every time I go outside with my family, I tell my children to look up at the sky. The front door of our home looks southeast, and on winter nights the constellation Orion hangs ...
Although Mars reached opposition in January, it remains a fixture on August evenings. In fact, it’s the only planet visible as twilight fades to darkness. The planet moves eastward against the ...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Vahe Peroomian, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences (THE CONVERSATION) ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Stars near the north celestial pole circle the North Star, Polaris. Photographed in the Eastern Sierra Nevada, Calif. Vahé ...