Even though humans have been looking at the night sky for millenia, not everyone sees the same sky. Not even the constellations are same for everyone.

Explore the key differences between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, including seasons, climate, constellations, and more, explained simply for students. Understand how Earth's tilt affects ...

Astronomers have spotted another never-before-seen "nova" blaze to life in the night sky. This may be the first time that ...

A rare nova, V462 Lupi, is making a bright appearance in the night sky in the Lupus constellation. Here's what to know.

In an extraordinary celestial coincidence, two "new stars" —scientifically known as novae —are currently visible to the naked ...

To get a glimpse of the “Swift Planet,” EarthSky suggests waiting for the sun to set before looking west for the planet ...

The Buck Moon rises on July 10. The full moon of July, also called the Buck Moon, will rise on July 10.

In the Southern Hemisphere, the sky gets dark enough to see stars by 7:00 p.m. Observers in mid-southern latitudes can see Scorpius 40 degrees high in the east; by 11 p.m. the constellation is ...

A bright nova has formed from a dim star in the Lupus constellation. The rare nova is known as V462 Lupi. If you thought you saw a new star in Michigan's night sky recently, you may have glimpsed ...

Serpens the Serpent is unique among the constellations because it’s separated into two parts with Ophiuchus the Serpent-bearer between them. Serpens Caput (the head of the serpent) lies to the west of ...

Exploding stars V462 Lupi and V572 Velorum are best seen from the Southern Hemisphere. One has been spotted from the United States.