A giant transparent crab in the night sky in captured within a yellow circle. The full moon hangs in the center. Just to its left, a point is labeled "Antares," connecting blue lines tracing points to ...

Another year of stargazing begins this month with a handful of noteworthy celestial events, including a chance to see fireballs and a bright red star glowing in the winter night. So bundle up, cross ...

A star system in our own galactic neighborhood is poised to put on a show so bright it could briefly rival the planets and even shine in daytime skies. Astronomers are watching for a sudden eruption ...

A stellar two-fer: See two star clusters in the morning sky and bring a pair of binoculars. Last month I wrote about the constellation Orion. Using the three stars in the belt of Orion, follow the ...