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Did you know that Hong Kong is home to impressive collections of rare, vintage cars? Royals, billionaires and aficionados just admired models by Porsche, Mercedes-Benz and McLaren at Gold Coast

Most North America gets to see the Moon Blot Out Antares Thursday Night.

August 2023 stargazing will deliver the treat of two full moons that are also supermoons and peak Perseids.

Blue Moons occur every two to three years. This month’s second full moon is the closest and brightest supermoon until 2025.

August 2023 stargazing will deliver the treat of two full moons that are also supermoons and peak Perseids.

The Scorpius constellation is one of the 13 zodiac constellations and one of the brightest constellations in the sky. We explore the Scorpion in more detail here.

Faint but not forgotten: Seek out these 20 lesser-known deep-sky objects in the spring sky this year.

Astronomy 2023 highlights include two fine solar eclipses, the Sun heading towards solar maximum, a series of spectacular lunar occultations and much more.

Scorpius, (Latin: “Scorpion”) also called Scorpio, in astronomy, zodiacal constellation lying in the southern sky between Libra and Sagittarius, at about 16 hours 30 minutes right ascension and 30° south declination. Its brightest star, Antares (Alpha Scorpii), the 15th brightest star in the sky, has a magnitude of 1.1. Its name comes from the Greek for “rival of Ares” (i.e., rival of the planet Mars) and was probably given because of the star’s red colour and brightness. The brighte...

The waxing crescent moon will appear above the brightest star in the constellation of Scorpius  —  Antares  —  tonight (Sept. 30).