Constellations can be fun - especially when you try and make out whatever shape the stars are supposed to create. While there are a handful of commonly known constellations, these are a few of the ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. When you look up into the sky on a clear night, you’ll see stars ...

On December and January evenings, Orion rises early and dominates the southern sky by mid-evening, making him the easiest winter landmark. Look southeast for three bright stars in a short, straight ...

Ever wondered which constellation mirrors your personality? Take this cosmic quiz to find out which starry pattern best ...

Winter is a great time to view the night sky, and AstroBob has a few things to look for. Right now, Jupiter is visible at dusk in the south. Venus and Mercury can be seen at dawn. In the night sky, ...

If one looks high in the northeast or almost straight overhead for Capella on winter evenings, they can see Capella, the ...

Over the years, many have asked me to recommend books to help them in their study of the stars and constellations. In this column, I'll provide reviews of three books that I consulted during my ...

Just like there are 50 U.S. states, each with well-defined boundaries, 88 bounded constellations dot the celestial sphere. Of these about 55 of them are visible from mid-northern latitudes and 59 from ...

With the bright moon now completely out of our early evening night skies this week, we can look to the south to trace one of the most extensive of all star patterns: the long and mostly faint ...

Imagining familiar images in the sky has always been an easy way to track the annual progress of the stars. Around the second century C.E., the Greek astronomer Claudius Ptolemy listed 48 “official” ...

When you look up into the night sky, you see a variety of stars that differ in their brightness and closeness. If you have learned about the patterns of stars in the sky, you may also have learned to ...