The constellation Auriga, also known as the Charioteer, is easily identifiable due to its bright star Capella (Alpha Aurigae). Visible in the Northern Hemisphere's evening sky from mid-autumn to ...

Bloomer: It is best to start with a little naked-eye astronomy: see if you can pick just something out at first, and build ...

Bellerophon ultimately decided to visit Mount Olympus, the home of the gods, which was strictly off-limits to mortals. As ...

Use the Big Dipper to locate Polaris, the North Star. Orion's belt helps find other bright stars like Sirius. Follow the Big Dipper's handle to find Arcturus and Spica. The Summer Triangle is formed ...

MSU St. Andrews's next virtual Family Astronomy Night is set for 7-8:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The topic of this event will be "Constellations: The History of Our Skies." Those interested in attending are ...

The report from the Satellite Constellations 1 (SATCON1) workshop, organized jointly by NSF’s NOIRLab and the American Astronomical Society (AAS), has been delivered to the National Science Foundation ...

Thousands of satellites in the night sky are not only ruining the beauty of the stars, but are seriously hampering astronomers and pose a very serious space debris threat. When you purchase through ...

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Members of the American Astronomical Society are speaking out about the potential for large satellite constellations, such as SpaceX’s Starlink network, to interfere with scientific observations of ...

This image shows the first 60 Starlink satellites launched into orbit on May 23, 2019. They are shown still in their stacked configuration, just prior to being deployed. There are now over 1,000 ...