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2 'new stars' have exploded into the night sky at once — potentially for the first time in historyAstronomers 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.
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Elusive 'Blaze Star' nova could finally appear in our skies this week after multiple false alarmsSkygazers 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.
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Three bright stars mark the beginning of summer. Here's how to spot the 'Summer Triangle' this week.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.
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Summer School with Live Science: Project the StarsLive Science will explore the wondrous world of constellations in our new kids video series: Summer School with Live Science.
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100,000-year-old story could explain why the Pleiades are called 'Seven Sisters'A speculative hypothesis tries to uncover the world’s oldest story written across the night sky in the Pleiades constellation.
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Ancient Egyptian temple reveals previously unknown star constellationsThe ancient Egyptian temple was covered with soot, dirt and bird droppings.
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Stargazing T. Rex Gets a 67-Million-Year-Old View of the Night SkyEven an extremely dead apex predator deserves a beautiful view of the night sky — particularly one that reminds them of home.
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3,000-Year-Old Geoglyphs May Depict the HeavensAncient people would have entered the sprawling stone structures through doorways.
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Tomb with a View: Ancient Burial Sites Served as 'Telescopes'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.
