Possibly one of the best-known constellations in the northern sky, Ursa Major—or the Great Bear—contains an asterism of seven ...

Taking its name from “Altairus,” the brightest star in the constellation Aquila, it adopted a blue eagle logo to adorn the ...

You’ll find several bright planets, stars and obvious constellations in the February evening sky. The most obvious constellation this month is Orion. To find Orion, face south and look for Orion’s ...

The Canpous star resides in the constellation Carina and can be seen with naked eyes during dark skies. It is best seen in Southern Hemisphere. In the constellation Boötes, easily identifiable in ...

February stargazing is fantastic for many reasons, but this year there’s a one-two-three punch of bright planets adding to ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the northern hemisphere).

People in the northern hemisphere will be able to see Saturn, Mercury, Neptune, Venus, Uranus, Jupiter and Mars during the planetary parade. The next full moon will happen on Feb. 12. Known as the ...

Skywatchers on Thursday evening, Feb. 6, will notice an eye-catching pairing-off between two of the brightest objects in the ...

The constellation Cassiopeia is a W-shaped formation of bright stars outlining the throne of the banished queen with Her Majesty bound to it. The constellation Cepheus is not nearly as bright as ...