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.

Sirius, in the constellation Canis Major, is the brightest star in the sky. It’s twice as massive as the Sun. Alpha Centauri is a triple star system, the third brightest and closest star system ...

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

Our featured constellation is Cancer the crab ... April 11 – Mars forms a straight line with Gemini’s brightest stars Pollux (closer to Mars) and Castor tonight. Since the planet is moving ...

(SUBMITTED BY MIKE LYNCH) Arcturus is the brightest star in the constellation Boötes, which is supposed to outline a herdsman or plowman. But honestly, it much more resembles a sideways kite ...

Arcturus is the brightest star in the constellation Bootes, which is supposed to outline a herdsman or plowman, but honestly, it much more resembles a sideways kite with Arcturus marking the tail.

A bright star within our Milky Way galaxy photobombed a beautiful new image of a distant galaxy with "patchy" spiral arms.

After putting on a great show in our evening sky since the fall of 2024, dazzling Venus puts on a spectacular showing for early morning risers for the balance of 2025.

Dragging the trash barrel to the curb, I look up at the night sky, and my current self is instantly tethered to all my past ...

Planets – Jupiter is well placed in Taurus High in the South West during the evening. Mars is in the South with 2 bright stars Castor & Pollux. It is moving East (Left) you can use the two bright ...

On April evenings, look to the west to spot the bright winter constellations of Orion, Gemini, Taurus ... question mark punctuated by the bright star Regulus. AM Planets: Venus, Saturn, and ...