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You’ll find several bright planets, stars and obvious constellations in the February evening sky. The most obvious constellation this month is Orion. To find Orion, face south and look for Orion’s ...

The most obvious constellation this month is Orion. To find Orion ... toward the south and you’ll easily spot the dazzling star Sirius. It’s the brightest star visible in the Northern Hemisphere.

By removing centuries of soot, researchers have uncovered the stunning decoration of a sanctuary dedicated to the heavens ...

This is the alpha star of the constellation Auriga ... magnitude –1.4 Sirius, which marks the nose of the dog. But Orion has two hunting dogs, and Canis Major is only one of them.

It’s often referred to as the “Dog Star.” You can’t miss Sirius. The famous three belt stars of the constellation Orion the Hunter appear to point to the lower left directly at the Dog Star.

The part of the world where we live lies exactly halfway between Earth’s equator and the North Pole. Mid-latitude locations like Minnesota’s feature distinct seasons in which the ...

The new moon of January will be at 7:36 a.m. Eastern Time on Jan. 29, according to the U.S. Naval Observatory, and two days later a young moon will pass near Saturn and near Venus as they cluster ...

First, find Orion the Hunter and ... s a rabbit in the sky? Most constellation drawings show Lepus facing west, but that bright star below the rabbit is Sirius, the brightest star in Canis Major ...

Six of the bright stars and the two planets all surround Orion the Hunter, that very famous constellation. Below the Hunter’s feet you’ll find Sirius the Dog Star, the sky’s brightest star.