And front and center right now appears one of the most familiar and easy-to-find star groupings: the Big Dipper ... in this part of the sky and is the chief star of the constellation of Boötes ...

The Big Dipper, for example, is part of Ursa Major, and Orion’s Belt is just a section of Orion. Today, astronomers officially recognize 88 constellations, dividing up the entire night sky.

Dragging the trash barrel to the curb, I look up at the night sky, and my current self is instantly tethered to all my past ...

This recurrent nova, located approximately 3,000 light-years away in the constellation ... locating the Big Dipper/Plough, one of the most recognizable patterns in the night sky.

UW-Milwaukee's Manfred Olson Planetarium's April show "Stars in the Tropics" takes stargazers to different cities near the ...

The night sky will be illuminated by the pink moon, the first full moon of spring, on Saturday, April 12, at 8.22 pm EDT. In ...

The Pink Moon will be visible in the night sky on April 12. While the moon won’t appear pink, it will be the smallest full ...