Possibly one of the best-known constellations in the northern sky, Ursa Major—or the Great Bear—contains an asterism of seven ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...

I have an absolute passion for the winter constellations that are now putting on their wonderful winter show in the southeastern sky. If you’ve been nice enough to be a longtime reader of my Skywatch ...

You’ll find several bright planets, stars and obvious constellations in the February evening sky. The most obvious ...

With February’s winter nights regularly dropping below freezing, it’s tempting to take the easy way out and just stay inside.

February stargazing is fantastic for many reasons, but this year there’s a one-two-three punch of bright planets adding to ...

A shortcut for New Yorkers to spot some of the planets is to look for them when they are near the moon. On Feb. 1, Venus will ...

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! Or is it a drone? It might actually be Orion’s Belt. On Friday, former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan took to his X account, writing that he “personally witnessed ...

I had to crane my neck all the way back to see Mars the other night. It was straight above me, a glowing orange dot in the ...

Constellation Orion the Hunter will be one of the brightest constellations in the sky. You can spot it by looking for the three stars that make Orion’s belt and then looking for the bright red star, ...

With the Moon now out of the way, this is a great time to look at the spectacular Sword of Orion region which contains the wonderful Orion Nebula notes the ...