Serpens is a constellation split into two parts, Caput and Cauda. Many celestial objects, including star clusters and galaxies, are within Serpens. Different telescope sizes are needed to view the ...

The constellation of Serpens the Snake lies in 2 pieces on either side of Ophiuchus the Snake Handler. Serpens Cauda is the Serpent’s Tail on the left, while Serpens Caput is the Serpent’s ...

The constellation of Serpens the Snake lies in 2 pieces on either side of Ophiuchus the Snake Handler. Serpens Cauda is the Serpent’s Tail on the left, while Serpens Caput is the Serpent’s ...

One of Hubble's latest photos captures the spiral galaxy NGC 5921, which lies just shy of 80 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Serpens. The galaxy was imaged in a joint ...

Serpens is a most peculiar constellation. The celestial serpent, which slithers through the summer skies, is the only constellation split into two parts. Although it's not overwhelmingly bright ...

A star cluster in the constellation Serpens blazes with the fires of dozens of young stars. And it's not that far away — perhaps 1300 light-years or so. That should make it an easy target for ...

Jan. 4 (UPI) --The European Southern Observatory said Wednesday that its Chile-based telescope has given the clearest picture yet of the "Serpens" constellation. The constellation, named by ...

The eleventh largest constellation in the sky, Ophiuchus, occupies a good part of our southern sky, as it gets dark. Ophiuchus, the Serpent Bearer, splits the constellation Serpens, the Serpent ...

Infrared imagery of nebulae is helping astronomers learn more about how stars form. The new image revealed a wealth of stars behind the orange glow of the nebula. Compare the infrared image, which ...