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Stars lost to history

Star maps and charts are a mainstay of both amateur and professional sky observers. Whether it's on a simple seasonal map or ...
With dark skies and high activity expected, the Geminid meteor shower will peak overnight on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 13 and ...
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Observing the night sky can be done with no special equipment, although a sky map can be very ...
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 ...
As the weather gets warmer and clearer skies return, make plans to stargaze over the next several months. Whether you are staying at home or heading out on vacation, your latitude location will play a ...
Get out and say 'pspsps' to the cats of the mid-spring night sky. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. With the bright moon now out of ...
In recent years moviegoers have been treated to a myriad of superhero movies. This month’s Colorado sky hosts a constellation that memorializes one of the greatest superheroes of all time, the ...
A University of Manchester astronomer is set to build the most detailed and accurate model of the radio sky ever built, ...
Artists have been fascinated by the night sky and its dazzling cosmos for centuries. From Van Gogh’s trippy The Starry Night (1889) to Théodore Géricault’s eerie, green-tinged After the Deluge (1819) ...
This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Picture this: a small audience is quietly ushered ...
Find out what's up in your night sky during December 2025 and how to see it in this Space.com stargazing guide.