The constellations Taurus, Orion, Canis Major, and Gemini grab attention this month, while Mars, Jupiter, and Venus dominate ...

Using Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3 instrument, astronomers captured this recent up-close view of the SMC, full of twinkling ...

As the Northern Hemisphere welcomes spring today, the Southern Hemisphere greets the ... as the sun's annual journey through the constellations of the zodiac carries it across the celestial ...

Constellations are groups of stars that form patterns in the ... The stars shift with the seasons, and a map for the Southern Hemisphere won’t help much if you’re in the Northern Hemisphere.

The Milky Way Galaxy Nestled in the heart of Namibia, the NamibRand Nature Reserve offers an unparalleled view of the Milky Way Galaxy. This celestial river of stars stretches across the night sky, ...

Located about 410 light-years away in the constellation Taurus, the Pleiades—also known as the “Seven Sisters”—appear as a compact group of stars ... in the Southern Hemisphere will ...

Swarms of satellites launched by SpaceX and other companies are disrupting astronomical observations. Here's how scientists ...

Twelve of the constellations the ecliptic passes through form the zodiac. Their names can be readily identified on standard star charts ... Observers in the Southern Hemisphere will have an ...

At the start of March, Mercury and Venus lay in the west after sunset. Now both have passed between us and the Sun into the ...

The tablet contained a carving that depicts a man-like figure with arms and legs outstretched in the same pose as the stars of the constellation ... you are in the Southern Hemisphere.

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