Any clear winter night this month, look south between 8 and 10 p.m. to spot the large hourglass shape of Orion the Hunter. In ...

As we proceed into the heart of winter, this month’s Colorado sky displays a marvelous treasure trove of bright stellar gems ...

Astronomers measure a star’s brightness using the apparent magnitude system, where lower values indicate brighter stars.

According to astronomy, when you wish upon a star you’re a million years too late. The star is dead, just like your dreams. When you wish upon a star, Jiminy Cricket told us, your dreams come true.

Plus: Saturn’s moon Iapetus is visible, our Moon passes the bright star Spica, and Mars skims south of Pollux in Gemini in ...

Rare blue lurker star found in the M67 open star cluster Unusual rotation speed linked to stellar mergers in a triple system Hubble detects white dwarf companion with ...

The Princess of R&B's legacy more than 20 years after her tragic death The R&B singer and budding music star would have turned 46 on Thursday. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.

While relatively new, local band Ekko Astral is swiftly claiming their title as heavyweights in the D.C. punk scene. The band’s intense, debut album, “pink balloons,” has been caught in a ...

The fog settles in like an uninvited guest, making it harder to leave the warmth of your blanket, let alone prep a hearty breakfast ... follow The Daily Star's Google News channel.

Towards the end of last year, it was announced Scott Mills would be taking over the Radio 2 Breakfast Show after Zoe Ball’s departure. Zoe signed off her last show on December 20 after ...

Her last Breakfast Show featured messages from singer Kylie Minogue, England footballer Alessia Russo and Doctor Who star David Tennant. Zoe was the BBC’s highest-paid on-air female presenter in ...

This Hubble Space Telescope image shows rich detail in a pair of star clusters 166,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), in the southern constellation Doradus. This striking Hubble ...