Without a doubt, the brightest star in the summer night sky is Arcturus. It’s the second-brightest star in our night skies throughout the year. Only Sirius, the brightest star in the constellation ...

Face east around 9-9:30 p.m. in mid-April and you can't miss shimmering orange Arcturus, the brightest star in the constellation Bootes the Bear Guardian. Two fists to the lower left of Arcturus, look ...

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The constellations overhead in May are dominated by Leo and Ursa Major. Leo the Lion is easily picked out by a large backward question mark known as the Sickle. The bright star at the bottom of the ...

The constellations overhead in May are dominated by Leo and Ursa Major. Leo the Lion is easily picked out by a large backward question mark known as the Sickle. The bright star at the bottom of the ...

Professional and amateur astronomers post amazing photos of the sky. A colorful, star-filled Milky Way is often shown rising above a landscape, and photos from the Hubble Space Telescope reveal ...

Finding your way around the night sky can be really intimidating, especially if you’re new to stargazing. The best way to learn the constellations is to use the ones you can recognize to help you find ...

OK, I admit I may not remember where my car is parked, but I sure recall my grade school planetarium field trips like they just occurred. These were some of the highlights of my youth, and they played ...

Late-March seeing the stars of spring appear, bringing new shapes and constellation — and possibly an exploding star in the constellation Corona Borealis, the "Northern Crown." Spring started ...