A constellation is a group of stars that forms a recognizable pattern in the night sky, one we've given a name, usually after a mythological figure, animal, or object. There are 88 of them officially recognized, and together they map out the entire sky....
On September 15, 2017, mission controllers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory watched a signal go quiet, one they had deliberately sent a spacecraft to...
A planet is a world that orbits the Sun, is round, and has swept its own path through space mostly clear of other objects. Tick all three of those boxes and you're a planet. Miss even one, as Pluto famously does, and you're something...
Of all the planets in our solar system, Uranus tends to get the least amount of love. It doesn't have Saturn's rings stealing the spotlight or Jupiter's dramatic storms making headlines, it just quietly spins, tilted almost completely on its side, way out in...
No constellation is easier to find than Orion. Three stars in a near-perfect straight line, glowing steadily in the winter sky, have guided stargazers, sailors, and ancient mythmakers for thousands of years. Here's everything the Hunter's stars actually are, and exactly how to find...