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

Spanning approximately 220,000 light-years across, the Andromeda Galaxy is the largest galaxy of the Local Group, which also ...

April 21 - 28 is International Dark Sky Week, a global celebration of the night sky during which like-minded organizations ...

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

Here in Michigan, explorers can visit dark sky parks across the state on a clear, open night to glimpse celestial happenings ...

Coming up this Saturday night, May 3, the fat crescent Moon will hover next to the famous blue star Regulus. As the brightest luminary in the entire zodiac and the main star of Leo the Lion, the ...

The stars and constellations of spring may be dominating the night sky, but we’re about to lose them to a full moon. Since it’s due to turn into a full pink moon this coming Saturday ...

This annual shower is expected to reach its peak and generate its highest number of shooting stars during the late-night hours on April ... The radiant is the point in the sky from which meteors ...

Incidentally, one way that you can tell the difference between a star and a planet in the night sky is that planets do ... makes Sirius stand out is its color: brilliant white but also shining ...