As winter settles in and the days grow shorter, December’s night sky offers some of the most spectacular celestial displays ...

It’s Venus. From January through September, the closest planet to Earth dominated the post-sunset night western sky as the “Evening Star,” becoming ever-brighter, before sinking back into ...

The Geminids meteor shower, famous for its multicoloured streaks of light across the night sky, has wowed stargazers across the globe. Visible around the world, the meteors can be seen with the ...

Back in 1946, astronomers watched as a new star suddenly appeared in the night sky, only to fade away a few days later. Earlier this year, NASA noticed some tell-tale signs that another “Nova ...