During the Ursids, skygazers typically see five to 10 meteors per hour with bursts of up to 25 meteors per hour. The meteor ...

The star system V Sagittae would experience the death of a white dwarf and its companion in a tussle, setting off a massive ...

Like 2020, Saturn will also partner with Jupiter in the sparkling dance show, but this year it will be less bright. Late at ...

A number of factors determine the visibility of the moon during the daytime, chief among them the scattering of the sun’s ...

The highlight in the few evenings between the winter solstice and Christmas Day is a waxing crescent moon in the western sky shortly after sunset. On Dec. 22, a 7%-illuminated crescent moon will ...

Mysterious Bright Flashes in the Night Sky Baffle Astronomers Celestial transients shine furiously and briefly. Astronomers ...

A case of astronomical fratricide is doomed to end in a fiery supernova bright enough to be spotted from Earth during the day ...