As soon as it gets dark, two bright lights become visible—the brightest in the southwest and an almost-as-bright light in the east. What are they?
Though the planets are always “aligned,” seeing more than four in the sky is more uncommon. February’s lineup is a chance to ...
Welcome to this month’s edition of “What’s up in the sky?” February has a nice lineup of planets and some eye-catching ...
February brings a rare planetary parade, with five bright planets in clear view and a special alignment of Mercury and Saturn ...
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 ...
Astronomers measure a star’s brightness using the apparent magnitude system, where lower values indicate brighter stars. Sirius, Canopus, Alpha Centau ...
If you’ve looked up at the night sky recently, you may have noticed some things that look a little out of the usual.
A recent photo from the Hubble Space Telescope captures two protostars called HOPS 150 and HOPS 153, which are located in the stellar nursery of the Orion Nebula.