A star map (or star chart) is basically a cheat sheet for the night sky. It helps you figure out where constellations and bright stars are at any given time. To use one, just hold it up so that ...

Even though humans have been looking at the night sky for millenia, not everyone sees the same sky. Not even the ...

The night sky is so vast; where do you start? Finding your way through the sky begins with a few dominant constellations ... Give your eyes time to adjust to the darkness—and good hunting!

This month will usher in two separate conjunctions — one between the moon and a rarely-visible Mercury, and another between ...

This month's night sky is filled with close-range meteors, swirling nebulas, and prime stargazing conditions. Here’s when you ...

Now that I’ve introduced you to some of the constellations, it’s time to head out and make your own friends. The expansive night sky will become more familiar to you after spending quality tim ...

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

To help piece together the stars into these constellations consider using an interactive star map such as Stellarium or a phone app such as Night Sky. The next time you look up at the night sky and ...

Over time, as the miasma of astrology ... They’re always visible, all night long. There are other groupings of stars besides constellations, too. Asterisms, for example, are like ...

But I find all the usual suspects a budding astronomer can recognize — the constellations ... the night sky, for me, is deeply orienting — not only in cosmologic time, but also in my own ...

Credit: Chris Vaughan/Starry Night The new moon of May occurs on May 26. Two days later the moon will make a close pass to Jupiter in the evening sky, and the summer constellations will be rising.

In recent years moviegoers have been treated to a myriad of superhero movies.  This month’s Colorado sky hosts a ...