An hour after sunset, the bright red star Antares, located in Scorprius, is visible above the southern horizon. This magnitude 1 star is located in a rich region of the sky rife with star clusters, ...

As the summer night sky draws near its close, there are still many cosmic objects that may beckon skywatchers equipped with a small telescope, binoculars or their own two eyes. Here's the top 10. By ...

As the seasons change, so does the night sky. Winter’s favorite constellation, Orion the hunter, has disappeared in the west giving way to a host of new summer constellations, not the least of which ...

Backyard astronomers, rejoice. There's a celestial party in the sky this summer, and you won't want to miss the season's dazzling sights, as five planets shine so bright you'll be able to pick them ...

Now that we’ve marked the summer solstice, it’s the shorter nights of the year for the Northern Hemisphere that usher in a variety of celestial delights for sky-watchers who don’t mind staying up ...

In the Northern Hemisphere, the Milky Way is at its best in the summer months. During the winter and spring, the parts of the Milky Way that are visible are subdued, sparse affairs, little more than a ...