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

Towards the end of the month, Mercury appears in the evening sky, and climbs up past Saturn. In the dusk glow, you may be ...

Mighty Jupiter stands high in the east at sunset, dominating the stars of Taurus the Bull as they begin to appear in the ...

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

You’ll find several bright planets, stars and obvious constellations in the February evening sky. The most obvious constellation this month is Orion. To find Orion, face south and look for Orion’s ...

Al Jabbar is one of the Arabic names for Orion, the “Hunter", one of winter's most conspicuous constellations.

Orion’s right foot star is Rigel, the seventh brightest star. Rigel is a blue-white supergiant and is by far the brightest of the 10 brightest stars in terms of actual magnitude. It ranks ...

Below the Belt and to the right is Rigel, also a white (or for some people, blue-white) star, marking Orion's left foot. Above the Belt and to the left is Orion's right shoulder, the bright and ...

Alpha Centauri is a triple star system located about 25 trillion miles away. Its brightest star, Alpha Centauri A, is similar to the Sun in both size and brightness. With a visual magnitude of 0.0 ...

This system of measurement allows astronomers to quantify how visible and bright a star looks from our perspective on Earth. Humans have been utterly fascinated with the night sky and the millions of ...

Bring the universe into your home with these star projectors. We've tested the best, from eye-catching wonders to scientifically accurate home planetariums. There are so many star projectors out ...

In the press release titled “Rigel Provides Business Update and 2025 Outlook,” Rigel Pharmaceuticals shared some significant financial highlights. For the fourth quarter of 2024, the company ...