From Country Living Stargazing apps are brilliant for spotting constellations in the night sky, looking at the planets, identifying stars and learning about astrology. Whether you're a beginner or a ...

On the night of the 14th, Earth enters a stream of debris in space left behind by comet C/1861 G1 (Thatcher). The tiny meteoroids in this stream will produce meteors in our night sky, which appear ...

Use our night sky map to find the best times in spring to spot glittering constellations – groups and formations of stars that have been recorded over history.

As a result, on Feb. 3, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) announced the formation of the Center for the Protection of the Dark and Quiet Sky from Satellite Constellation Interference.

The new moon of May occurs on May 26. Two days later the moon will make a close pass to Jupiter in the evening sky, and the summer constellations will be rising.

Both the Lupus and Vela constellations are in the southern sky, making the new novas easier to spot from the Southern Hemisphere. However, V462 Lupi can be seen from North America, just after ...

The North Star then was Thuban, in the constellation Draco. Also, the constellations would have looked the same as we know them today, but they would have been in a different region of the night sky.

The constellations in the southern sky at midnight on May 15, 2025. (Stellarium) After midnight, Sagittarius, Capricornus, and Aquarius follow along, with Pisces rising towards dawn.

The first begins on the night of July 17. Appearing to streak out of the constellation Perseus, in the northeastern sky, this meteor shower is known as the Perseids, and it is one of the best of ...