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

just beneath two bright stars, Castor and Pollux, in the constellation Gemini. Don't confuse it with Betelgeuse, the brightest star in the constellation Orion, which is to the right of Mars.

Mars will be very bright in the first quarter ... times brighter than the average star in the sky. Most interestingly, it falls in the constellation Gemini. Thus, it will feature highly in the ...

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 ...

Pollux is one of two bright stars in Gemini; hanging above it as the constellation rises is Castor, slightly fainter (at magnitude 1.6) than Pollux’s magnitude of 1.2. However, Castor is a much ...

The Hubble Space Telescope captured a stunning image of a galaxy in the constellation Gemini, hosting a supernova named SN ...

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

People in the northern hemisphere will be able to see Saturn, Mercury, Neptune, Venus, Uranus, Jupiter and Mars during the planetary parade. The next full moon will happen on Feb. 12. Known as the ...

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 ...

It consists of seven bright stars. In the northern hemisphere, you’ll be able to spot the zodiacal constellations Cancer, Gemini, Leo and Taurus, plus Auriga and Monoceros. February’s two ...