Over half of the 88 official constellation names are attributed to the ancient Greeks. The International Astronomical Union governs the naming of these star-formed “patterns.” The first known ...

The Andromeda constellation was known already to ancient Greeks. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The Andromeda constellation ...

Andromeda is one of the 88 modern constellations that was likely known and named long before it appeared on Ptolemy’s list in the second century CE. But my experience is that more people associate the ...

This month brings chances to see the first of the three supermoons of this year, two meteor showers and the opportunity to ...

Don’t forget to find our two evening planets, Mars and Saturn. Saturn is getting closer and closer to the western horizon and red Mars is high in the western sky. And if you’re missing Jupiter, we ...