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 ...

Stargazers can find many locations throughout the country to explore the celestial wonders of the night sky, which serves as ...

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.

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

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.

Venus continues to be the “Morning Star” in the east before dawn, albeit it has become dimmer — but still bright — as it ...

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 ...

I don’t write a lot of columns about Cassiopeia. Now that I sit here and begin to type my column, I’m wondering why that is. One reason might be that it’s difficult to spell first time ...

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 ...

Love is in the air in February, even in the stars, even if city lights mar your starry sky. No matter what shape your night sky is in, take that special someone for a stroll under the celestial ...

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.