All 88 internationally recognised constellations have European origins. But First Nations astronomy tells older, beautiful ...

Nearly every indigenous culture on Earth established its own unique set of constellations in their sky, but we in the West recognize those created primarily by the Greeks and early European explorers ...

This week on Star Watch you will be able to see multiple planets in the night sky and the big and little dipper constellations. Friday, June 28, at 11 PM you will be able to see 2 planets in the sky.

The Summer Triangle, a striking pattern formed by the stars Vega, Deneb, and Altair, can be easily spotted in November.

When the International Astronomical Union set the astronomical boundaries for the 88 formally recognized constellations in 1927, the result was a wide variety of constellation sizes and shapes. The ...

Pisces, the "fishes," is the 14th largest constellation but its stars are relatively faint. [See our reference page about the constellation of Pisces.] Sagittarius, the "archer," represents the ...

First Quarter Moon occurs at 9:23 A.M. EDT and will be visible all evening, setting shortly after midnight tomorrow morning. The Moon tonight is in the southern constellation Capricornus, so for the ...

Look back into history and you’ll find that just about every indigenous culture on Earth developed its own unique set of constellations, and many were passed down to later generations. Modern Western ...

The constellation Hercules and the cluster M13 high in the eastern sky, as seen at around 9 p.m. from mid-northern latitudes this time of year. (Starry Night Software) With the bright moon out of the ...

When you gaze upon the night sky, especially in the dark skies of the countryside, you can allegedly see all kinds of people and creatures up there. Right now, there’s a disgraced hunter-turned hero, ...

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 ...

Constellations are funny things, and beginner stargazers have so many misconceptions about them. Some novices believe that constellations are fanciful pictures in the sky and may wonder why they can ...