The Leonid meteor shower peaks in North America overnight from Nov. 17 to 18, with fast-moving fireballs possible in US skies ...

November’s night sky offers Venus and a crescent moon shining together as five planets emerge after sunset and a “Super ...

Some stars may transform into black holes without exploding into supernovae. Now, astronomers have finally spotted it as it happened.

Stargazing has got to be the easiest hobby in the galaxy. All you have to do is get somewhere really dark, away from any light pollution and look up at a clear night sky. While simply staring up at ...

Saturn shines in the south most of the night, Jupiter rises in the early evening, while Mars is visible in the early morning sky.

Because of this rapid movement, when the sun sets on the following (Tuesday) evening, the configuration between Venus and the moon will have radically changed. In fact, the moon – whose illuminated ...

The growing trend of astrotourism continues to draw new travellers to the wonders of the night sky in places where light ...

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

Known as one of the top meteor showers of the autumn season because of its bright fireballs, the Leonids started to be ...

Watch for the brightest planets in the sky throughout the month, as well.

Find out what's up in your night sky during November 2024 and how to see it in this Space.com stargazing guide. Looking for a telescope for the next night sky event? We recommend the Celestron ...

This week's special full moon will be the last supermoon to be seen for a year, followed by a bright cosmic meteor shower ...