Climbing to 60° high in the east two hours before sunrise, the constellation Andromeda lies just to the upper right of the ...

The Cassiopeia nova appears to be in a brightening phase, meaning it could grow brighter. But it could fade away just as quickly, so now is a great time to look and to see the powerful cosmic ...

At this time of the year, as Cassiopeia ascends the late evening sky, around 11 p.m. local daylight time, I actually think she resembles a sort of crooked number 3.

The many brilliant stars that make up winter constellations are in the western half of the sky, while the sparse and less brilliant stars making up the spring constellations fill up the eastern ...

Taking pride of place within the eye line of the Milky Way from where observers view her, Cassiopeia is in one of the richest portions of the night sky, one that contains a plethora of deep-sky ...

Today, astronomers officially recognize 88 constellations, dividing up the entire night sky. Learning a few of the big ones first makes it way easier to find other stars and deep-space objects.

Once the sky grows a little darker still, celebrate Valentine’s Day with a view of the stunning red Heart Nebula in Cassiopeia. The constellation sits to the upper left of the Little Dipper in ...

The three largest constellations are gracing the evening skies. Hydra, the sea serpent; Virgo, the maiden; and Ursa Major, the big bear are visible in the night sky right now. Hydra lies mainly in ...

Like the Winter Hexagon, the W of Cassiopeia is a key to the sky. We'll use it to find three deep-sky binocular favorites.

That’s why we see a specific set of constellations, such as Cygnus the Swan and the Teapot, in the evening sky. Now, as we transition from summer to fall, our Earth keeps spinning. We begin to see the ...

Winter is definitely on the way in November but the nighttime sky still has some Summer constellations lingering in the western sky. The bright stars Deneb, Vega and Altair form the Summer ...

The Zodiac can be a gateway into the graceful movements of the night sky. And it turns out our view of those constellations has changed since they were first mapped thousands of years ago.