Early March finds us in a dramatic lull as far as viewing naked-eye planets goes, with four of them being uncomfortably close to the Sun for observation. Fortunately, that fate doesn't apply to ...

Now is a good time to take up a tough challenge in the southern sky. For the next few days while the moon sets in the early evening, try to get a good southern horizon — preferably not overlooking the ...

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 ...

The new star is visible in the southern constellation Lupus, according to the American Association of Variable Star Observers database. Screengrab of Facebook photo shared by Victor Gabriel Trombotto ...