There are now 88 recognized constellations that are officially named by the IAU. 36 of them are located in the northern hemisphere, while the remaining 52 are located in the southern hemisphere.

A stargazer from the northern hemisphere is overwhelmed by the strange splendor of the southern skies. Southern constellations don’t contain the fascinating myths and stories of their northern ...

The traditional constellations of autumn in the Northern Hemisphere have returned to the evening sky and bring with them a rich body of lore and mythology though their stars are rather faint.

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has shared its skywatching highlights - revealing what will light up the sky in July ...

From the Southern Hemisphere, however, Orion appears in the north, so it’s the northern part of the constellation that lies closest to the horizon. And when you look north, east is to your right.

The largest constellation in the Northern Hemisphere is the aptly named Ursa Major constellation: the Great Bear. Here you'll be able to spot one of the most recognizable collection of stars in ...

The Scorpius constellation is one of the 13 zodiac ... You can see all or some of Scorpius from the Southern Hemisphere and much of the mid-Northern Hemisphere ... If the white dwarf is ...

The night sky is full of mythological creatures and heroes — unless you’re in the Southern Hemisphere; then it’s filled with tools. We’re talking about the constellations, of course.

Any location in the southern hemisphere, close to the celestial equator, will see the northern constellations, but they will be upside down, from that perspective. One example would be Orion, the ...

Astronomers have discovered a black hole in one of the constellations, the suitably named Telescopium. At just 1,000 light-years away, the black hole is closer to our solar system than any other ...

The traditional sea-oriented constellations of autumn in the Northern Hemisphere have returned to the evening sky.