Over the next week skywatchers can expect to see a brilliant star that sparkles with a golden yellow or topaz hue that is situated about one-third of the way up from the eastern horizon as darkness falls. This is Arcturus, in the constellation of Boötes, the Herdsman.Full story
Everything you see when you look up at the night sky emits visible light. But like an orchestra, if you only tune in to the sound from the violin, then you are missing the greatest portion of the music. To fully appreciate the orchestra's true magnificence you must listen to all the instruments. Full story
Norwegian photographer Terje Sorgjerd speaks with TODAY.com’s Dara Brown about the stunning images of the Milky Way captured glittering in the night sky from Spain’s highest mountain, El Teide.
This chart shows the location of the Lyrids' radiant in the night sky at 2 a.m. local time from mid-northern latitudes. Lyrid meteors appear to emanate from this point but can appear anywhere in the night sky.
The night sky as seen at 5:22AM EST on Dec. 25th, 2010. Looking South-Southeast from New York, Orion, Cancer and Venus are visible.
A meteor streaks past stars in the night sky over Stonehenge in Salisbury Plain, southern England August 12, 2010. The Perseid meteor shower is sparked every August when the Earth passes through a stream of space debris left by comet Swift-Tuttle. Picture taken using a long exposure. REUTERS/Kieran
A meteor streaks past stars in the night sky over El Torcal nature park reserve in the southern Spanish town of Antequera, near Malaga, early August 13, 2010. The Perseid meteor shower is sparked every August when the Earth passes through a stream of space debris left by the comet Swift-Tuttle. Pict
Astronomers observe the night sky for the Perseid meteor shower at an observatory near the village of Avren east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009. The annual meteor shower is promising to put on a dazzling sky show. Astronomers say up to 100 meteors per hour are expected to s
This Starry Night graphic shows the western night sky as it will appear on July 14 at 9 p.m. local time in New York. The crescent moon, Mars, Saturn, Venus and the bright star Regulus are all visible.
