Uranus will also be on show, if you fancy a more challenging target. Early risers are in for a celestial treat on July 5, ...

In a rural sky dense with stars, the brightest serve as helpful signposts to orient yourself. ... Capella is a yellow star, like our own sun—and it’s the brightest yellow star in the night sky.

Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, July 4Mercury reaches its greatest eastern elongation (26°) ...

Summer’s brightest stars appear, echoing these Earth-bound lights, beginning around 9:20 p.m. through mid-month.

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

The yellow-orange 1st-magnitude Pollux (Beta [β] Geminorum), at only 34 light-years distant, is the closest giant star to the Sun, and the brightest gem in Gemini the Twins.

Known as the “dog star” for its place amid the constellation Canis Major, Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky. The vivid star is one of the nearest to Earth, at just 8.6 light-years ...