Taylor Swift’s first concert in Brazil was attended by 60,000 people; more than a thousand people passed out during the show, according to Rio de Janeiro’s Fire Department.

Here’s how it works. The constellation Crux, known as the Southern Cross, rises in Rio's night sky. Here, it's viewed at around 8 p.m. local time Aug. 12. (Image credit: Starry Night Software) ...

As travelers descend on Rio, Brazil, to revel in the 2016 Summer Olympics, some visitors may be surprised to find a spectacle of the celestial kind in the skies above. The Southern Hemisphere has ...