Humanity has marveled at the vivid star Betelgeuse for many millennia. Over two thousand years ago, this imperious red object in the constellation Orion caught the eye of the Roman poet Horace: ...

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The stars aren’t fixed and unchanging, unlike what many ancient people thought. Once in a while, a star appears where there wasn’t one before, and then it fades away in a matter of days or weeks. The ...

Some people probably believe that the twinkling effect is produced by the stars themselves, but that is not the case at all. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. As autumn nights grow longer, one of the sky’s brightest ...

Following the return of the Artemis II astronauts’ and their circumnavigation around the moon, San Diegans can keep their eyes on the sky this week for a series of events focused on astronomy and the ...

You thought the brightest star is Polaris, right? Or one of the stars in Orion? Nope! Sirius—the “Dog Star”—never seems to get the recognition it deserves. It’s the brightest star in the night sky by ...