You’ll find several bright planets, stars and obvious constellations in the February evening sky. The most obvious ...

To find Orion, face south and look for Orion’s Belt. It’s made of three moderately bright stars close together in a row and found high in the southern sky. Then look for ruddy Betelgeuse ...

Containing some of the very brightest stars in the night sky, Orion’s unmistakable Belt is just one of the key sights. Here’s a tour of the iconic constellation so you can star-spot while you ...

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

Easily visible to the naked eye, with a magnitude of 4. , where new stars are being born from the gas and dust. The intense ...

Situated 1,300 light-years away beneath the three stars of Orion’s Belt, the nebula is a hotspot for star formation, where young protostars emerge from dense clouds of gas and dust. Hubble’s ...

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

Sirius, the Dog Star, is difficult to ignore. Ostentatiously scintillating on the southern horizon right now, the “Searing ...

and the three stars in Orion’s Belt. While feeling a bit sorry for people in heavy snow regions, I enjoyed the breathtaking magnificence of the predawn sky on my way to “hatsumode” (the ...

Any clear winter night this month, look south between 8 and 10 p.m. to spot the large hourglass shape of Orion the Hunter. In ...