Adding a new member to your family (and picking out the perfect baby name) is already a magical experience, so why not look ...

Astronomers say that of the thousands of stars visible to us in the northern hemisphere, Sirius is the brightest of them all.

You know, after decades of pointing optics toward the sky, I consider myself a knowledgeable observer. But while researching ...

The vernal equinox occurs as Mercury stands still in Pisces and several of Jupiter’s moons transit in the sky this week.

Answer: For near stars, astronomers use a method called parallax. During Earth’s orbit, near stars seem to shift their position against the farther stars. This is called parallax shift. By ...

In March the bright winter constellations of Canis Major, Canis Minor, Orion, Gemini, Taurus and Auriga fill the southern sky stretching all the way to zenith — the point directly overhead. Directly ...

You can find Canis Minor near its more brilliant friend Canis Major. Canis Major and Canis Minor are the faithful friends of Orion, the hunter. The brightest star in our night sky, Sirius ...

Located 45 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Canis Major, this barred spiral galaxy, called NGC 2283, ...

The moon enters its new phase for February 2025 tonight, leaving the skies nice and dark for observing many bright planets currently visible in the night sky.

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Venus lies bright but low, while Jupiter and Mars dominate. South America and the eastern Pacific Ocean get the best views of ...

The Winter Triangle, which is especially visible now, is made up of the stars Sirius, Procyon, and Betelgeuse, which are found within the constellations Canis Major, Canis Minor, and Orion ...