AUSTIN (KXAN) — The fifth annual Hill Country Night Sky Month is here. The October celebration affords people the chance to enjoy one of the region’s most beloved features, the star-filled sky ...

In an extraordinary celestial coincidence, two "new stars" —scientifically known as novae —are currently visible to the naked ...

By Deane Morrison During July the morning sky hosts three bright planets, each following its own path. As the month begins, ...

Beginning to familiarize yourself with the night sky can feel daunting—with so many pinpricks of light above, parsing the constellations or identifying individual stars can be a lofty task. One ...

On an astrotourism trip like Gorov's, celestial objects take center stage. More travelers are seeking out the feeling of awe from the night sky, with 60% of travelers saying they're considering ...

Sirius is special, not so much that it is at the top of the list of the 21 brightest stars in the sky, but it also out-dazzles its nearest competitor, Canopus, the second brightest star by 0.8 of ...

So when you look up at the sky, you are enjoying the view of real, likely alive stars nearby, an occasional planet, our own galaxy, and a few galaxies that are close enough to see without the aid ...

On a foggy night, the three stars of the winter triangle appear in blue—Sirius bright at the center, Betelgeuse in Orion at the right and Procyon shining at the left. Juan Fco. Marrero via ...