The term “constellation” evokes several denotations. The most familiar is “a grouping of naked-eye stars sometimes connected by imaginary lines or superimposed by illustrations to suggest images, ...

When people think of constellations, they often picture familiar shapes like Orion the Hunter or Ursa Major, the Great Bear. But the night sky is full of unusual constellations with peculiar forms and ...

If you go to a very dark site on a moonless night—and I cannot recommend it highly enough that you do so—you’ll be faced with an awesome sight: a night sky seemingly brimming with millions of stars, ...