One of the most famous of all constellations to grace the wintertime sky — and one which looks little like its namesake — is Taurus, the bull. During early January, you can find it midway up in the ...

Tonight, look up as the Moon meets the Pleiades in Taurus, a constellation packed with star clusters. Know about scientific significance of the constellation Taurus along with when and where this ...

Many constellations have one very special deep sky object within their borders, something so famous that when you say, read, or hear that constellation’s name you instantly think of it, like an ...

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Have you ever noticed a constellation while driving at night and wondered what it was? Or looked up after dark and wondered what you were looking at? The night sky appears is constantly changing, ...

Astronomers mapping interstellar dust in three dimensions have identified a giant spherical void in the Milky Way, roughly ...

Humanity has spent literal millenia looking toward the night skies, tracking the stars that blazed against the darkness and finding images — constellations — out of the patterns they saw there. If you ...

The mighty constellation Orion the Hunter has dominated the southern sky all winter and through the first few weeks of spring, but the seasonal celestial times are changing. The king of the celestial ...

Offering a unique perspective on this famous constellation, NASA unveils an image that features the hidden allure of the Orion. While Orion is readily recognizable in the night sky, NASA's Picture of ...