Meanwhile, astronomers are keeping watch for a rare nova—a sudden explosion of a distant star—that could appear to the naked eye sometime in the coming months. When it happens, the nova will ...

The Aquarids meteor shower is set to peak this week. Everyone in the U.S. will have a chance to catch a glimpse.

An epic night for skywatchers is in the near forecast as Eta Aquarid meteors are at their peak, along with a geomagnetic storm update which includes an extended forecast of the northern lights across ...

Astronomers are once again getting excited about a rare nova that could appear in the night sky anytime from now into the coming months. Here's why.

A Kp index of five was recorded Sunday night and early Monday after “isolated periods” of geomagnetic storms created by ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...