Follow the arc of its handle to Arcturus, the fourth brightest star in the sky, shining with an orange hue in the Boötes constellation above the east. Next, locate Vega, a brilliant blue-white ...

It's certainly not the brightest star in ... beyond the smaller Leo Minor constellation, and is host to Regulus (labeled "1" below), its primary star. Gemini's head stars, Castor and Pollux ...

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

All winter long the great constellation Orion the Hunter has roamed our skies, with its bright belt of three stars in nearly ...

The two bright stars below Mars are Castor and Pollux, the brightest stars in Gemini the Twins ... of some of those really dim southern constellations. Face due south and look straight up and ...

"If the moon and a planet are near Castor and Pollux you have an impressive show." From our earthly perspective, the moon and Mars will appear closest to each other at around 8 p.

Plus: A solar eclipse and an occultation of the Pleiades as our satellite skims through several constellations in the sky ...

On April evenings, look to the west to spot the bright winter constellations of Orion, Gemini, Taurus, Auriga, Canis Major and Canis Minor. They’ll be gone soon, so check them out while you can.

Since late autumn, the great constellation Orion the Hunter has been gradually migrating westward across the Pottsville evening sky. His calling card is his bright belt of three stars in nearly a ...

Since late autumn, the great constellation Orion the Hunter has been gradually migrating westward across the Shamokin evening ...