We in North America call it the Big Dipper, but those in Great Britain know it as the Plough. Stargazers in Germany and Scandinavian countries recognize it as a wagon. Its “drinking gourd” shape even ...

A star called T Corona Borealis may "go nova" next week, making the star briefly visible to the naked eye. It last happened in 1787, 1866 and 1946.

It will become easily visible around four hours after sunset ... Next, locate Vega, a brilliant blue-white star in the Lyra constellation, above north-east. Breaking space news, the latest ...

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

POLARIS has long helped mariners find their way through our planet's seas and oceans by pointing the way north.