Astronomers have described the first measurements of plasma layers within an interstellar shock wave that surrounds a pulsar.

The planet lies among the background stars of southern Pisces the Fish during ... and the Sun illuminates 49 percent of its Earth-facing hemisphere. Saturn remains in Pisces all month, though ...

The Large Magellanic Cloud, which is visible only from the Southern Hemisphere, has been caught in the crosshairs of the ...

Although the gas giant lies well north of the celestial equator — less than optimal for us in the Southern Hemisphere — it ... Saturn steadily approaches our star. The 1st-magnitude ringed ...

With summer soon approaching, the Milky Way will become more visible in May, especially as the new moon makes the skies dark.

creating "shooting stars" that leave long glowing trails behind. The meteor shower is one of the best astronomical viewing events of the year and can be seen across the globe, though those in the ...

From Andromeda to Ursa Major, these cosmic landmarks dominate the sky. Learning how to spot them will turn you into a star gazer. The Andromeda constellation, also known as the Chained Maiden, is ...

Meteor showers are usually named after a star or constellation closest to ... However, the meteors are best seen from the Southern Hemisphere. This is because the meteors seem to emerge, or ...

The planet lies among the background stars of southern Pisces the Fish during ... and the Sun illuminates 49 percent of its Earth-facing hemisphere. Saturn remains in Pisces all month, though ...