Can you find Lacerta the Lizard? This small, dim constellation is visible in the northeast after sunset, sitting below the ...

One of the largest emission nebulae in the far northern sky can be found in IC 1396, a bright glow in Cepheus that contains several complex objects. Among them are the red supergiant star Mu ...

Back to Article List Deep-Sky Dreams: The Cepheus Molecular Cloud In this new series, Astronomy Editor Dave Eicher will be highlighting a different deep-sky object every day.

The night sky is home to many celestial features named after creatures from Earth’s oceans. Among the stars, you’ll find ...

Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, July 4Mercury reaches its greatest eastern elongation (26°) from the Sun at 1 A.M. EDT this morning. You can view the tiny planet in the ...