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

Spoiler warning: Below there will be information about today's New York Times Strands puzzle.

Here's what will be visible in the night sky in the United States in May 2025. On May 12, the skies will be treated to the Flower Moon, also known as the Corn Planting Moon, Milk Moon, Hare's Moon and ...

Swarms of satellites launched by SpaceX and other companies are disrupting astronomical observations. Here's how scientists ...

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

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

We bundled up for the 20-degree weather and I knelt on the ground, cheek pressed to my kindergartner’s cheek, aligning his vision with mine to find Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky.

On Fridays this month, the UW-Milwaukee planetarium's "Stars in the Tropics" takes stargazers to cities near the equator for a different perspective on the night sky. While we’re certainly not ...