In this episode, Astronomy magazine Editor Dave Eicher invites you to head out and use just your eyes to make a giant figure ...

On April evenings, look to the west to spot the bright winter constellations of Orion, Gemini, Taurus, Auriga, Canis Major and Canis Minor. They’ll be gone soon, so check them out while you can.

A type Ia supernova occurs when a white dwarf draws hydrogen from a companion. But Sirius A and B are too widely separated ...

At the start of March, Mercury and Venus lay in the west after sunset. Now both have passed between us and the Sun into the ...

The Giant Planet resembles a majestic golden star, and stands high in the southwest at nightfall during April; it sets around ...

The right triangle points west, and the westernmost (and brightest) star is the end ... to the left one sees Rigel, and directly above Rigel at about 60 degrees is Sirius, and if one turns to ...

You can tell spring has officially begun in the Northern Hemisphere just by looking at the stars. Here's how to easily spot the Spring Triangle without a telescope.