The brightest star in the nighttime sky, Sirius, or the Dog Star, greatly outshines its white dwarf companion, Sirius B. At 8.6 light-years away, Sirius B is the nearest known white dwarf star to ...

Radio astronomers have discovered an unusual phenomenon in recent years. They detected radio pulses from the Milky Way that last from seconds to minutes. These pulses differ from those produced by ...

The stars famous for appearing in the wintertime sky are now setting soon after sunset ... you might even be able to pinpoint the 10th-magnitude white dwarf at the center of the nebula.

Enjoy the Mars Triangle while it still lasts, for after mid-March it will be no more. We're now just past the midpoint of astronomical winter — that moment marking the midway point between ...

FARGO — The most prominent configuration of stars in the evening sky this time of year is the magnificent constellation, Orion. Known casually as "The Hunter," it can be seen in the southern sky ...