Jumping back in time, Thuban was positioned as a North Star some 4,700 years ago, as early civilizations thrived in ...

The location of Thuben shown in relation to the stars of the Big Dipper asterism ... according to NASA. Thuban is located some 270 light-years from Earth in the constellation Draco - hence ...

Astronomers have been patiently waiting for a "new star" to glow in the skies above Ohio and across the world. That "new star ...

This week is the best time in May to view the night sky. Here's everything you can see during May's dark skies, from an ...

The star goes nova every 80 years or so, and last exploded in 1946, per NASA ... constellation Corona Borealis, or the Northern Crown, between the two bright stars Arcturus and Vega. Use the Big ...

Excitement has once again been growing after NASA released ... the handle of the Big Dipper to 'arc' to Arcturus, the bright star in the bottom of an ice-cream cone-shaped constellation called ...

The star system T Coronae Borealis, known as the Blaze Star, is expected to erupt any time between now and September 2025.

The stars of the 'Big Dipper' asterism in the constellation Ursa Major ... However, as explained by NASA it can be seen through a good pair of binoculars as a smudge of light, with the smaller ...

NASA explains. It consists of a red giant star ... between the two bright stars Arcturus and Vega, and you can use the Big Dipper’s handle to point you to the right part of the sky.

Most of us can spot the group of stars known as the Plough or the Big Dipper. But there’s more to explore here, says Abigail Beall ...