A star map (or star chart) is basically a cheat sheet for the night sky. It helps you figure out where constellations and bright stars are at any given time. To use one, just hold it up so that ...

If you’re a night owl, this is the perfect time of year for you, as stargazing has now become a late-night delight! Catch an ...

This month's night sky is filled with close-range meteors, swirling nebulas, and prime stargazing conditions. Here’s when you ...

The new moon of May occurs on May 26. Two days later the moon will make a close pass to Jupiter in the evening sky, and the ...

The night sky is so vast; where do you start? Finding your way through the sky begins with a few dominant constellations, containing everything from star clusters and nebulae to obscure galaxies.

If you’re a night owl, this is the perfect time of year for you, as stargazing has now become a late-night delight! Catch an ...

In recent years moviegoers have been treated to a myriad of superhero movies.  This month’s Colorado sky hosts a ...

If you go to a very dark site on a moonless night ... to spot constellations—and to use them as landmarks in the sky. Cultures all over the world see these patterns in the stars, and nearly ...

The night sky provided their sole entertainment, and they weaved stories filled with imagination, using patterns of stars for illustration. These patterns — the constellations — are the legacy of ...

In each constellation ... the north in the sky as our planet rotates under it. Locate the Pole Star by drawing a line from the two end stars of the Plough (see the star chart), and you know ...

Credit: Chris Vaughan/Starry Night ... bright stars that form Scorpius' head and claws. From darker-sky locations, above and to the left of Scorpius is the fainter (but much larger) constellation ...