the "Northern Crown," between the constellations of Boötes and Hercules. The easiest way of finding Corona Borealis is by first locating some of the brightest stars in the summer night sky.

Known as the "Parade of Planets," the celestial event will feature appearances from Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Venus, Neptune and ...

February evenings offer some of the best conditions for viewing the famous winter constellations. This year they approach Mars from the east, ending the month with the Pleiades star cluster ...

September opens with Venus hosting winter constellations in the eastern predawn sky. West of the planet, the bright star Procyon, in Canis Minor, the little dog, rises at almost the same time as ...

Related: Asterisms: Hunt the night sky's faux constellations Within asterisms ... equator at the beginning of the Northern ...

One of the brightest stars in the summer night sky will be occulted ... The 16th brightest star in the night sky, the brightest in the constellation Virgo and about 250 light-years distant ...

Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. A star in the beautiful constellation of Corona ... explode as a nova this spring or summer. It's a predictable event every ...

The other stars in the constellation of Cygnus are extensions of this cross shape. 2. Throughout summer the Northern Cross will rise higher and higher in the south-eastern sky until September when ...

David Finckel and Wu Hang (pictured), Artistic Directors of Music@Menlo Chamber Music Festival and Institute, announced the 23rd season taking place this summer: Constellations: Ensemble ...

With a nickname like Big Sky country, it's no surprise Montana is the ultimate destination for this year's celestial events, ...

As we proceed into the heart of winter, this month’s Colorado sky displays a marvelous treasure trove of bright stellar gems ...