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

The night sky will dazzle this week as the Lyrid meteor shower kicks off its annual display, marking the return of one of the ...

The pre-dawn sky on April 25 will see a conjunction of Venus, Saturn and a waning crescent moon, which will resemble a ...

Mild May nights will set the stage for a great month of stargazing with the cosmos offering a trio of astronomical sights, ...

The annual display of Lyrids, famous for bright “fireball” shooting stars, will occur from April 17-26, peaking on April 22, ...

The shower reaches its peak Monday night into Tuesday morning. Best viewing conditions are a clear sky with no moon or cloud ...

Stargazers are in for a treat as the month of May brings multiple phenomena to the sky. After April ... as the northern hemisphere welcomes the peak of spring, in the lead-up to the summer ...

April 21 - 28 is International Dark Sky Week, a global celebration ... it’s always above the horizon in the northern hemisphere, particularly during spring, when it is particularly high overhead.

The Lyrid meteor shower is one of the oldest known showers, according to NASA. Stargazers can consistently catch a glimpse of ...

In the coming days, there will be an exciting reason to gaze up at the sky: the Lyrids meteor shower. Formed out of remaining ...

Incidentally, one way that you can tell the difference between a star and a planet in the night sky is that planets ... For those of us living in the Northern Hemisphere, Sirius has always been ...