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The "new stars" are best seen from the Southern Hemisphere, but people have spotted them from the United States by looking ...
Less than two weeks later, on June 25, reports began to circulate of a second nova blossoming in the southern night sky, this ...
In an extraordinary celestial coincidence, two "new stars" -scientifically known as novae -are currently visible to the naked ...
Exploding stars V462 Lupi and V572 Velorum are best seen from the Southern Hemisphere. One has been spotted from the United States.
The nova V462 Lupi was first discovered on June 12 by the Ohio State University-led All-Sky Automated Survey for Supernovae ...
It doesn't happen often that Mercury ranks as the planetary highlight of the evening sky, but July is an exception. The solar ...
Using the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA), astronomers have performed large-scale radio observations of a ...
Southern astronomers get to see the Milky Way’s core overhead and enjoy many star clusters ... It’s also worth stopping by the planets and northern-sky objects while in the Southern Hemisphere.
Explore the key differences between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, including seasons, climate, constellations, and more, explained simply for students. Understand how Earth's tilt affects ...
The meteor shower is one of the best astronomical viewing events of the year and can be seen across the globe, though those in the Southern Hemisphere are treated to the best view.