If one looks high in the northeast or almost straight overhead for Capella on winter evenings, they can see Capella, the "Goat Star" that marks a part of Auriga, a five-sided constellation that is ...

A new moon on Sunday, Jan. 18, means dark skies and some of the best stargazing conditions of the year. Here are the bright stars, constellations and objects to see.

The “Seven Sisters” of the Pleiades are part of a much larger complex that can help reveal our galaxy’s deep history ...

A group of about 1,000 stars known as the beehive cluster is swarming a sky near you. Here's when and how to see them.

The Big Dipper, an asterism within the Ursa Major constellation, is readily observable from mid-to-high northern latitudes and its appearance varies throughout the year due to Earth's orbit and ...

You’ll find several bright planets, stars and obvious constellations in the February evening sky. The most obvious constellation this month is Orion. To find Orion, face south and look for Orion’s ...

Thousands of galaxies flood this near-infrared, high-resolution image of galaxy cluster SMACS 0723 Photo courtesy of NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI A team of Canadian astronomers, including experts from the ...

A trio of massive, young star clusters found embedded in a star cloud may shed light on the formation of super-star clusters and globular clusters. The discovery, made with images taken with the ...

Skywatchers will have a prime opportunity to view one of the most prominent populations of stars, the Beehive Cluster, also known as M44, located in the heart of the Cancer constellation, right next ...

The Beehive Cluster, a group of about 1,000 stars, will be visible to skywatchers throughout January. Here's how to see it in ...

While the Star of Bethlehem from scripture might be the celestial wonder most readily associated with Christmas, keen stargazers will discover there are actually multiple festive astronomical sights ...