A new map of the Milky Way has been released, giving astronomers a detailed look at the cold, dense gas floating throughout our galaxy from which stars are born. The APEX telescope in Chile ...

Also on show in the Southern Hemisphere: Mars, Saturn, and Venus. Skip to content. ... Star Dome. The map below portrays the sky as seen near 30° south latitude.

Exploding stars V462 Lupi and V572 Velorum are best seen from the Southern Hemisphere. One has been spotted from the United States.

But the fifth star in the Southern Cross ε (Epsilon) Crucis, which is magnitude 3.59, may be harder to spot in light polluted areas as it fades into the brighter sky.

Not one, but two exploding stars are currently visible to the naked eye in the southern night sky, a cosmic coincidence that's "exceedingly rare" and may soon vanish from view entirely.

A new map of the Milky Way has been released, giving astronomers a detailed look at the cold, dense gas floating throughout our galaxy from which stars are born. The APEX telescope in Chile ...

To find stars, hold the map overhead and orient it so one of the labels matches the direction you're facing. The stars above ...

To find stars, hold the map overhead and orient it so one of the labels matches the direction you’re facing. The stars above the map’s horizon now match what’s in the sky. The all-sky map ...