Using powerful X-rays, researchers at SLAC are trying to recover erased traces of a 2,000-year-old star catalog that could ...

Who made the present-day official outlines of the 88 constellations and why do they contain so many zigzags?Caitlin ...

Peering into the past, we find that our ancestors held a surprisingly advanced understanding of the stars and constellations. Their knowledge, as revealed in ancient texts, often rivals our modern ...

Beginner stargazers may think it’s tough to find our way around the night sky, with so many stars and constellations to try to identify. But during weeks like this when the moon is bright, only the ...

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When you look up into the night sky, you see a variety of stars that differ in their brightness and closeness. If you have learned about the patterns of stars in the sky, you may also have learned to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Everyone’s looking up in lockdown, but many would-be ...

Look up tonight (March 15) to see the Hyades star cluster light up the Taurus constellation in the night sky. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

While the biblical Star of Bethlehem is likely the first thing that pops to mind when thinking of Christmas stars, there are actually a number of Christmas-themed astronomical bodies that keen ...