Uranus will also be on show, if you fancy a more challenging target. Early risers are in for a celestial treat on July 5, ...

Less than two weeks later, on June 25, reports began to circulate of a second nova blossoming in the southern night sky, this ...

Welcome to the Tuesday Telescope. There is a little too much darkness in this world and not enough light—a little too much ...

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

Astronomers have spotted another never-before-seen "nova" blaze to life in the night sky. This may be the first time that ...

More than a decade in the making, the Vera Rubin Observatory finally released its first image as its begins its ...

Celebrate the Fourth with the Fireworks Galaxy, then check out the Demon Star Algol and the Full Buck Moon in the sky this ...

Mercury is the month's highlight, reaching greatest elongation July 4. Also on show in the Southern Hemisphere: Mars, Saturn, ...

We are entering a new era of cosmic exploration. The new Vera C Rubin Observatory in Chile will transform astronomy with its ...

High in the Andes Mountains of northern Chile, something extraordinary is happening. Perched on the peak of Cerro Pachón at ...

The brand new Vera Rubin telescope is about to begin its 10-year mission to offer the newest cosmic perspective we've had in ...