Astronomers have unveiled an image of a giant cloud of space gas and dust that creates the illusion of a wolf-like silhouette against a colourful cosmic backdrop.Nicknamed the Dark Wolf Nebula, the ...
The North and South Taurids occur every year in September, October, and November. They may have originated from a comet that ...
Many people dress up for Halloween, and it turns out the cosmos does as well. Against the backdrop of colorful stars, the VLT ...
As a bonus, it will appear in the night sky close to the red supergiant star Antares in the constellation Scorpius. Here’s everything you need to know about it, including exactly when ...
Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes ...
These figures help us navigate our way across the night sky and locate celestial objects. Star patterns such as the hunter Orion and the winged horse Pegasus are commonly called constellations.
The Owl Nebula is a planetary nebula located about 2,030 light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. It is estimated to be around 8,000 years old. The Horsehead Nebula, located in the ...