Asterisms are informal stellar groupings, formally distinguished from the 88 International Astronomical Union (IAU) constellations in 1928 with Eugène Joseph Delporte's publication, which defined ...

A team of European astronomers [2] has discovered a Brown Dwarf object (a 'failed' star) less than 12 light-years from the Sun. It is the nearest yet known. Now designated Epsilon Indi B, it is a ...

Life is full of trade-offs, and stargazing is no different. Nights are certainly warmer, but you have to stay up much later to set off on your astronomical adventures. I think it is worth the wait, ...

As the end of the year draws close, skywatchers in the Northern Hemisphere are being treated to one of the most active meteor showers in the celestial calendar: the Quadrantid meteor shower. With its ...

Stargazing on these spring nights has lost some of its thrill. The winter constellations, overall the brightest of the year, are about to go on a summer vacation from the Northwest evening skies and ...

Tower of Fantasy has been out for a few days now, which means we’ve been slowly trucking along the lands belong Hykros and finding all manner of puzzles and treasure. Constellations are one of the ...

Sunday: Summer ends soon and another sign of that seasonal change is the constellation of Bootes. Bootes is the constellation of a herdsman, but it also resembles an ice cream cone or kite. At 9 p.m.

Equuleus, also known as the Foal, is a small and faint constellation located southwest of Pegasus. Unlike many constellations, Equuleus lacks bright stars, nearby stars, prominent meteor showers, or ...

Since early spring, the constellation Bootes the Herdsman has graced our Pottsville night skies, but now it’s well into its gradual farewell in the western heavens. The correct pronunciation is ...

Since early spring, the constellation Bootes the Herdsman has graced our night skies, but now it’s well into its gradual farewell in the western heavens. I’ve heard Bootes pronounced many different ...