constellations

Astronomers have spotted another never-before-seen "nova" blaze to life in the night sky. This may be the first time that simultaneous stellar explosions have been visible to the naked eye in recorded history.

Skygazers have been waiting for over a year to see a recurrent nova that creates a temporary, super-bright star every 80 years or so. A new study suggests that it could finally happen this week — but nothing is certain.

The appearance this week of the three bright Summer Triangle stars — Vega, Deneb and Altair — marks the beginning of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. Here's how to spot them.

Live Science will explore the wondrous world of constellations in our new kids video series: Summer School with Live Science.

A speculative hypothesis tries to uncover the world’s oldest story written across the night sky in the Pleiades constellation.

The ancient Egyptian temple was covered with soot, dirt and bird droppings.

Even an extremely dead apex predator deserves a beautiful view of the night sky — particularly one that reminds them of home.

Ancient people would have entered the sprawling stone structures through doorways.

Thousands of years ago, stone constructions built as tombs may have also been used to observe the night sky and track the movements of the stars.

Clouds are interrupting the natural night cycles of the moon and stars. Because of light pollution, when clouds roll in at night, cities brighten instead of growing darker, researchers find.