Arcturus (at a magnitude of -0.05), one of the few stars mentioned by name in the Bible, is a giant, about 25 times the ...

Most of us can spot the group of stars known as the Plough or the Big Dipper. But there’s more to explore here, says Abigail ...

Located within Canes Venatici beneath the curve of the Big Dipper’s long handle, this gaggle of stars is easy to find with ...

Since March, Venus has been visible in the morning sky, just east of sunrise. But the planet's greatest elongation, when it ...

There's a big diamond in the sky made by connecting the stars Arcturus, Spica, Denebola and Cor Caroli. Once found, you can ...

Back in the 1930s, astronomers from around the world got together and agreed on a standard set of 88 constellations — and the Big Dipper wasn’t one of them.

The Big Dipper is not only one of the easiest-to-find star groupings but one that can be used as a tool to find others. Credit: Creators.com illustration Spring has sprung in the Earth’s ...

Sometime soon, astronomers are expected a star over 3000 lightyears away to go nova any time now. When it does this star will "reappear" in our night sky for th ...

Probably the most famous is positioned almost directly over our heads this week as darkness falls: the Big Dipper. Officially, the Dipper is not a full-fledged constellation, but an asterism ...