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

Cassiopeia (pronounced kass ee oh pee' uh) the Queen is one of the first constellations amateur astronomers come to recognize. That's because its five brightest stars form an asterism that looks ...

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 ...

The night sky is the window to the rest of our universe but it’s also great for lovers. It’s great being in the dark with the ...

Go outside after dark this month and look high up in the northeast sky and you’ll find the W-shaped constellation of Cassiopeia. Think of its second V-shape as an arrow. It points straight at a ...

Nebulae are gigantic clouds of gas and dust that exist in space between stars. Check out 7 mesmerizing photos of this cosmic ...

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

It gets its name from the constellation it’s found within the boundaries of—Andromeda. In Greek mythology, Andromeda is the daughter of the king Cepheus and his wife Cassiopeia. Both of those ...

The night sky is the window to the rest of our universe, but it is also great for lovers. It is wonderful being in the dark with the one you love. Then you add a full moon in the sky to enhance ...

We’ll also get a chance to see a handful of comets, like C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) in the constellation Cassiopeia and Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann, which orbits between Jupiter and Neptune.

The night sky is the window to the rest of our universe but it’s also great for lovers. It’s great being in the dark with the ...