The combined light from Spica's two stars is, on average, over 12,100 times more ... Follow the arc to the bright orange star Arcturus, then 'speed on' further to Spica. The name Spica comes ...

On average, a neutron star has 1.4 times the density of the Sun. However, the Sun is more than a million kilometres wide. The typical neutron star, on the other hand, is smaller than the average city.

However, its dazzling performance as the bright “Evening Star” begins to unravel this month. After reaching its highest altitude in evening sky on April 28, during May, Venus will gradually si ...

You’ll find several bright planets, stars and obvious constellations in the February evening sky. The most obvious constellation this month is Orion. To find Orion, face south and look for Orion’s ...

Look to the east after dark this week, and you’ll see a dazzlingly bright “star” in the evening sky. Is it the legendary Christmas Star? It’s Jupiter at opposition, an annual astronomical ...

Any clear winter night this month, look south between 8 and 10 p.m. to spot the large hourglass shape of Orion the Hunter. In ...