For the first time, astronomers have spotted a star that exploded not once, but twice. A new image of a roughly 300-year-old supernova provides visual evidence that some dying stars undergo a double ...

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

"As I was growing up, I began to be attracted to a certain kind of man," Lucinda Williams once wrote, "and I would maintain ...

But this doesn’t really make much sense when you think about it. After all, the Moon isn’t putting off any light itself.

Astrotourism is coming to Canada, thanks to an ambitious plan for a chain of six dark-sky sites along 100 miles of the ...

The moon will be 99% full Friday night, and with mostly clear skies expected for Louisville in the evening, tonight is a good opportunity to view it.

Quasar 0957+561, the first known gravitationally lensed quasar, lies near NGC 3079 in Ursa Major. Here's how to find and ...

Residents of Hendersonville, NC, claimed to see a bizarre sight the night of Sunday, June 29.. They reported seeing rings of black smoke floating in the sky, sparking curiosity and confusion.

On the night of June 29, Hendersonville residents reported seeing black smoke rings in the sky.Several photos and videos were posted on social media, and there ...

Wausau Pilot & Review WAUSAU — Skywatchers in central Wisconsin can expect a stunning week ahead, with planetary pairings, moon phases and celestial close encounters unfolding each night. Highlights ...

June's new moon leaves the sky dark for skywatchers to see Mercury next to our lunar companion on June 27.