It is a 17th century astronomical enigma that has persisted right up until modern times. On June 20, 1670, a new…
There is something about them that intrigues us all. These massive spheres of gas burning intensely from the energy of…
We all have cameras, and the sky's an easy target, so why not have a little fun? Ever since I…
“The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple…
Great news about that new nova in Sagittarius. It's still climbing in brightness and now ranks as the brightest nova seen from mid-northern latitudes in…
What is the brightest star in the sky today, and what was it in the past? What will be the…
Astronomers have reported the discovery of a star that passed within the outer reaches of our Solar System just 70,000…
Hypervelocity stars have been observed traversing the Galaxy at extreme velocities (700 km/s), but the mechanisms that give rise to such phenomena…
The cosmos is continually in motion. Be it atoms, stars or snowflakes from the latest nor’easter pounding the New England…
Update: It’s off. This past weekend, the AAVSO issued Special Notice #395 calling off the campaign to observe Alpha Comae…