Cassiopeia (pronounced kass ee oh pee' uh) the Queen is one of the first constellations amateur astronomers come to recognize. That's because its five brightest stars form an asterism that looks ...

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

A baby grey seal was found in rough shape at a beach in a Delaware state park, photos show. She looked thin and had a large wound on her left side, so rescuers with the Marine Education, Research and ...

Ever gazed up at the beautiful night sky and wondered how to make the magical moment even more enchanting? Our ultimate ...

In celebration of the 29th anniversary of the launch of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers used Hubble to capture this festive, colorful look at the tentacled Southern Crab Nebula. Object NGC ...

Make sure you look for Venus early in the evening because it slips below the horizon shortly after 8 p.m. Perennially, there are the constellations Cassiopeia and Cepheus, who, according to Greek ...

The Heart Nebula, officially called IC 1805, is a cloud of gas and dust located about 7,500 light-years away in the ...

Make sure you look for Venus early in the evening because it slips below the horizon shortly after 8 p.m. Perennially, there are the constellations Cassiopeia and Cepheus, who, according to Greek ...

March is the start of spring in the Northern Hemisphere; with that, the hunt for Messier objects can begin!

This is a great time of year to check out some of the well-known constellations from Orion to Pegasus, Cassiopeia to Perseus. For a guide on spotting these and other constellations in the night ...

the Bubble Nebula resides 7,100 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cassiopeia. rion Nebula: Believed to be the cosmic fire of creation by the Maya of Mesoamerica, Messier 42 blazes ...