The theme of Matariki this year is Matariki mā Puanga, making it an extra significant year for Whanganui, Ruapehu and nearby areas. Puanga is also known as Rigel, the brightest star in the Orion ...

Embark on a fascinating journey through the cosmos and explore the iconic stars known as the Three Marias in Orion’s Belt. These stars—Mintaka, Alnilam, and Alnitak—are not only among the brightest in ...

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

The Hubble constant, a set number that connects a galaxy’s speed to its distance from Earth and tells us how fast the ...

Since the full moon is next Tuesday, this week we’ll spot the eight brightest stars in your personal sky. Face Orion again and two fist-widths above the horizon and two fist-widths to the left ...

The Lambda Orionis Cluster in Orion makes our list at number 16. It’s easy to find because its brightest member is Meissa (Lambda [λ] Orionis), the star that marks Orion’s head. The cluster ...

Orion is directly south at 8:30 p.m. and a little more than halfway up from the southern horizon. Remembering stars names is challenging, but the brightest stars in Orion are easy to see.

Rigel illuminates the Witch Head Nebula in the constellation Orion. NASA / STScI Digitized Sky Survey / Noel Carboni This relatively young, blue star is the brightest one in the constellation ...

Credit: Andrea Dupree (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA), Ronald Gilliland (STScI), NASA and ESA The iconic star Betelgeuse, which is part of the constellation Orion, is one of the brightest stars visible ...

Here’s how it works. The iconic star Betelgeuse, which is part of the constellation Orion, is one of the brightest stars visible from Earth and one of the most observed celestial objects in the ...

Unfortunately, one of its nearest neighbors is Sirius, the brightest star in the sky, and the stunning constellation Orion — with the strikingly bright stars Betelgeuse and Rigel blazing in ...