the sky was less crowded. The lovely bird had room to spread its feathers before 18th-century French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille introduced 14 new constellations, of which Octans was one.

Above the great sheath of stars that defines the ship’s keel is a ragged circle of stars. That’s Vela the Sails, though there ...

Once you're able to identify a few constellations though, the sky starts making a lot more ... The stars shift with the seasons, and a map for the Southern Hemisphere won’t help much if you ...

As we move through the year and check celestial events off the calendar, there are still six meteor showers left to see in ...

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

Keep an eye on the weather forecast ahead of the Lyrids' peak for viewing chances in Michigan. Clear, dark skies are ...

virtually filling Guam’s spring southern sky with stars. The constellation Puppis the Poop is the high stern of the Great Ship Argo Navis. The Milky Way runs right through the middle of this ...

Rabat - The Oukaimeden Astronomical Observatory, affiliated with Cadi Ayyad University in Marrakech, has announced an ...