Stars and satellites are meeting more frequently in the night sky, raising vital questions about the future of astronomy.

Delta Cephei, the archetype Cepheid variable star, is located in the constellation Cepheus, a circumpolar constellation visible in the northern sky. Delta Cephei's position can be determined relative ...

The writer Tristan Gooley describes how a pair of familiar constellations can help a person navigate in darkness when other methods fail.

If there is one star that serves to announce the arrival of fall as the leaves have begun to turn, unquestionably that title ...

First, let’s start with the good news. As with August stargazing any year, there’s still plenty of summer and great summer constellations in the sky. And with earlier sunsets, you can kick off your ...

Dwarf planet Ceres reached its stationary point on August 15th, transitioning from eastward to westward motion relative to background stars, observable in the morning sky. On August 16th, a Last ...