Look to the west shortly after sunset on April 17 to find Venus appearing as a bright evening star 15 degrees from the ...

If you look at any star atlas published before 1930, you will see what appear to be random lines defining the constellations. Before this date, constellation boundaries had not been formalized. Modern ...

The constellations Canis Major and Canis Minor are Orion the Hunter’s faithful companions in our starry skies.

On a clear night, you might be able to point out a few constellations — maybe the Big Dipper, Orion’s Belt, and your Zodiac sign. But to see the Hulk and Albert Einstein, you’re going to need help ...

April’s new moon brings dark skies, making it easier to see Venus, Jupiter, Mars and key constellations along with distant ...

Just like there are 50 U.S. states, each with well-defined boundaries, 88 bounded constellations dot the celestial sphere. Of these about 55 of them are visible from mid-northern latitudes and 59 from ...

Astronomers have produced eight new unofficial constellations based on celebrities such as Usain Bolt, JK Rowling, and Malala Yousafzai. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or ...