The middle star in the dagger is actually not a star, but the Orion Nebula, which through a telescope is revealed to be a ...

On Monday, February 10 at 6:09 p.m, a SpaceX Falcon 9 launched 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch ...

Possibly one of the best-known constellations in the northern sky, Ursa Major—or the Great Bear—contains an asterism of seven ...

The winter sky has some brightly lit star patterns visible this month, including a triangle featuring Mars, making it ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the northern hemisphere).

Daniel Zantzinger (Skywatcher’s Guide) The most conspicuous constellation in the evening sky is Orion ... The moon is full moon 6:53 a.m. Feb. 12 and is called the Full Snow Moon.

People in the northern hemisphere will be able to see Saturn, Mercury, Neptune, Venus, Uranus, Jupiter and Mars during the planetary parade. The next full moon will happen on Feb. 12. Known as the ...

As the name implies, the nebula resides in the great constellation Orion the Hunter. Even if you are not familiar with constellations, you probably recognize Orion — the mighty hunter with the ...

The Orion Nebula is one of the best “must-see” attractions in the Shamokin sky, and it’s even more impressive once you get to ...

The moon reached its peak brightness at 8:53 a.m. EST (1353 GMT) on Feb. 12, but local moonrise and moonset times will depend ...

Known as the snow moon, it will hit its full phase at 7:53 a.m. CT. Constellation Orion the Hunter will be one of the brightest constellations in the sky. You can spot it by looking for the three ...