Jupiter is the brilliant evening “star” visible after sunset this winter, peaking in brightness at opposition on Jan. 10, ...

Regulus is the brightest star in the zodiacal constellation Leo. The waning gibbous moon shines close to the "kingly" star ...

Tonight, a brilliant near-full moon rises in the east with Regulus, the heart of Leo, just ahead. Don’t miss this striking ...

A star will be viewable near the moon tonight, set to shine brightly above the celestial body. The star can be spotted around ...

It spins fast, is 300 times more luminous than the sun and is four times the mass of the sun. Here is everything to know ...

Regulus, a blue-white star officially designated Alpha Leonis, represents the heart of the Leo constellation. Visible most ...

This January, Jupiter becomes the brightest planet of the year, visible all night near Gemini, with its moons and cloud bands ...

A conjunction is an astronomical event in which at least two planets – or, in this case, other celestial bodies – appear to our vantage from Earth to be close together in the sky. The trio of ...

Sirius, also called the Dog Star, is the brightest star in Earth's night sky. Shining more brilliantly than any other star visible from Earth (excluding our sun, of course), Sirius is outshone only by ...

Jupiter, as always, is a dazzling object, shining among the stars of Gemini the Twins. It reaches opposition on Jan. 10; this ...

Antarctica's patterns of stark seasonal changes, with months of darkness followed by a summer of 24-hour daylight, prompted us to explore how a Māori lunar and environmental calendar (Maramataka) ...

How big it is: 865,000 miles (1.392 million kilometers) across How far away it is: 93 million miles (150 million km) What type of star it is: A yellow dwarf star The sun is the star at the center of ...