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The "new stars" are best seen from the Southern Hemisphere, but people have spotted them from the United States by looking ...
Exploding stars V462 Lupi and V572 Velorum are best seen from the Southern Hemisphere. One has been spotted from the United States.
Less than two weeks later, on June 25, reports began to circulate of a second nova blossoming in the southern night sky, this ...
Star Western Australian reinswoman Emily Suvaljko will compete against the southern hemisphere’s brightest emerging talents ...
In an extraordinary celestial coincidence, two "new stars" —scientifically known as novae —are currently visible to the naked ...
Mercury is the month's highlight, reaching greatest elongation July 4. Also on show in the Southern Hemisphere: Mars, Saturn, ...
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 ...
Triangle is a formation of stellar bodies called an asterism, made up of the bright stars Vega, Deneb and Altair.
The 2025 summer solstice takes place on June 20, heralding the onset of astronomical summer and the longest day of the year.
Astronomers have spotted another never-before-seen "nova" blaze to life in the night sky. This may be the first time that ...
Southern astronomers get to see the Milky Way’s core overhead and enjoy many star clusters and nebulae that are hidden for us in the north.