Astrophotographer Ronald Brecher has captured a gorgeous view of the 'Sunflower Galaxy' (Messier 63) from his backyard ...

Most of us can spot the group of stars known as the Plough or the Big Dipper. But there’s more to explore here, says Abigail Beall ...

April 21 - 28 is International Dark Sky Week, a global celebration of the night sky during which like-minded organizations and people take action to raise awareness of an inevitable aspect of ...

As spring advances, the night sky undergoes a quiet transformation. The familiar winter constellations fade toward the west, ...

This week is the best time in May to view the night sky. Here's everything you can see during May's dark skies, from an ...

You would think the most famous star pattern known would rate the title of constellation, but instead, it’s what astronomers call an asterism. (Mike Lynch) The Big Dipper, my favorite asterism ...

Spica, a star in Virgo, is called “Shinjuboshi” (Pearl star) in Japanese. The Big Dipper asterism is known as “Hishakuboshi” (Dipper star). Hoei Nojiri (1885-1977), a Japanese scholar of ...

I) Leo is a springtime constellation in the Northern Hemisphere. It lies south of the Big Dipper, the most recognized asterism in the constellation Ursa Major the Great Bear. II) Of the 88 official ...