Sirius, in the constellation Canis Major, is the brightest star in the sky. It’s twice as massive as the Sun. Canopus, the ...

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.

The first full moon of spring, known as the “Pink Moon,” will appear in the sky this Saturday, April 12. It will reach its ...

In this episode, Astronomy magazine Editor Dave Eicher invites you to head out and use just your eyes to make a giant figure out of some of the sky's brightest stars. The Winter Hexagon is a six-sided ...

Mars is much higher in the sky; by about 8 p.m. it is still ... and directly above Rigel at about 60 degrees is Sirius, and if one turns to the left (towards the south) one encounters Canopus ...

This dazzling planet, which dominated the evening sky from last fall on through the ... fold and appearing nearly 20 times brighter than Sirius, the brightest of all stars. Mars continues to ...

The night sky this week brings a first peek at the Lyrids Meteor Shower before its actual peak, plus planets including Venus, ...

In the days ahead, stargazers will have a chance to witness some Lyrid meteors before the shower hits its peak in activity ...

Across Texas on Saturday night, space watchers saw a burning ball produce an evaporating ring, then wondered what it could be ...

For more than a millennium, Orthodox Christian monks have woken up in the predawn darkness to start their day with prayer at ...