"The natural question that comes up is: how many more space telescopes will be affected when all these constellations are launched?" ...

If you've ever tried to pick out the pictures in the night sky, then you've searched for constellations. Associated with legends and astrology, the 12 zodiac constellations align with the 12 zodiac ...

On December and January evenings, Orion rises early and dominates the southern sky by mid-evening, making him the easiest winter landmark. Look southeast for three bright stars in a short, straight ...

Whether you enjoy it or not, the sun is setting earlier but the fading light is not all doom and gloom. Longer nights mean more time to look up at the stars and take in the beauty of the cosmos. As we ...

The term "constellation" has evolved from a loose grouping of stars to officially defined regions of the sky with precise boundaries, formalized by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1930, ...

The Navy still needs new frigates, and is still intent on building them. But it must make basic changes to its acquisition ...

The Lockheed Constellation, often affectionately dubbed the “Queen of the Skies,” is an aircraft that left an indelible mark on aviation history. Known for its distinctive triple-tail design and ...

Imagining familiar images in the sky has always been an easy way to track the annual progress of the stars. Around the second century C.E., the Greek astronomer Claudius Ptolemy listed 48 “official” ...

Orion the Hunter is the king of constellations as far as I’m concerned, and there are many other stargazers in that same stellar camp. It’s at the summit of the constellation pyramid. Even if you’re ...

Thomas Jefferson wanted to bring the stars indoors. Jefferson, in designing the University of Virginia’s iconic Rotunda, planned to paint constellations on the ceiling of the Dome Room. He never ...

First-years in the Trinity College of Arts & Sciences shared mixed experiences with Constellations, with some saying the courses aligned with their academic interests and others saying they preferred ...