The comet will come closest to Earth on Oct. 20. There's hope that it may become bright enough to glimpse with the naked eye.

Have you ever noticed a constellation while driving at night and wondered what it was? Or looked up after dark and wondered what you were looking at? The night sky appears is constantly changing, ...

Ursa Major, also known as the Great Bear, is a constellation in the northern sky, whose associated mythology likely dates back into prehistory. Its Latin name means "greater (or larger) bear", ...

Astronomers detected the brightest fast radio burst ever seen. The dazzling “RBFLOAT” radio burst, originating nearby in the ...

From Andromeda to Ursa Major, these cosmic landmarks dominate the sky. Learning how to spot them will turn you into a star gazer. The Andromeda constellation, also known as the Chained Maiden, is seen ...

The Big Dipper rides high in the northern sky in spring. Stellarium The best way to look at the stars is to lie flat on your back. If you do that in April and May you'll stare straight up at the Big ...

The autumn night sky in Ireland is an observer's treasure-trove and the first celestial event of the season arrives on ...

Every February we come face to face with Ursa Major the Great Bear. He's a friendly bruin, but on these biting nights you'll need to dress warmly to see him. Although a little early for real bears to ...

Lying some 85 million light years away, tucked deep within the Ursa Major constellation, lies the galaxy NGC 2814. Unlike the eye-catching, spiral-shaped family of galaxies (of which the Milky Way is ...