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

T he sun is the star at the center of our solar system. It's the largest, brightest and most massive object in the solar ...

Regas first defines what a constellation is and then offers a short description of how to identify Orion’s shape. Following ...

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 ...

and scan the sky for the brightest star visible—you won’t need binoculars or a telescope to spot it. You can also start your search by finding the Orion constellation and looking in a line ...