September evening skies are a mixture of summer constellations dominating the western sky with the dimmer and less obvious autumn constellations in the eastern sky. High overhead are Cygnus and Lyra, ...

Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. July 1: Venus in Leo High in the north late ...

Cepheid variables are some of the most well-known variable stars in the sky, responsible for helping astronomers accurately measure cosmic distances and famously clueing Edwin Hubble in to the fact ...

One thing's for sure. Cepheus (SEE-fee-us) has cold feet. Just look at how the original creators of the constellation pointed his toes toward Polaris and the north celestial pole. That's not all the ...

With Valentine’s Day on Friday, love is in the air. It’s also in the nighttime sky. This year, the moon will be full on Friday. How romantic is that? In addition, several love stories are connected to ...

The “King” among the 88 constellations is neither the brightest nor the most well known, but it is visible every clear night in the Northern Hemisphere and doesn’t even need a telescope to appreciate ...