The "new stars" are best seen from the Southern Hemisphere, but people have spotted them from the United States by looking ...

Less than two weeks later, on June 25, reports began to circulate of a second nova blossoming in the southern night sky, this ...

In an extraordinary celestial coincidence, two "new stars" -scientifically known as novae -are currently visible to the naked ...

Exploding stars V462 Lupi and V572 Velorum are best seen from the Southern Hemisphere. One has been spotted from the United States.

Milky Way viewing is at its best right now, especially if you’re in the southern hemisphere. Here's what to look out for, says Abigail Beall ...

Astronomers have spotted another never-before-seen "nova" blaze to life in the night sky. This may be the first time that ...

On the 15th, it spans 9.9″ and the Sun illuminates 22 percent of its Earth-facing hemisphere. The planet disappears in ...

One member of this stellar quartet — Sigma — provides the Southern Hemisphere’s best Pole Star. The actual pole resides a bit more than 1° from Sigma, ...

The annual meteor shower lasts from Jan. 28 to Feb. 21 with meteors appearing to streak from one of the brightest stars over Earth - but only for skywatchers in the Southern Hemisphere.

Libra is also the constellation that hosts the bright star cluster NGC 5897 located 40,000 light-years from Earth. One of the most extraordinary stars we have yet to discover, HD 140283 or Methuselah.

Corona Australis the Southern Crown proves a bit harder because its stars are not as bright. Look for it below the Scorpion’s tail as the two climb through the eastern sky.