Now that we're well into spring and winter is history, at least astronomically, big changes are going on with our evening constellations.
Even though it's spring, Orion ...
WASHINGTON — Humanity got its first glimpse Wednesday of the cosmic place of no return: a black hole.
And it’s as hot, as violent and as beautiful as science fiction ima...
When you start to consider the size of the cosmos, the numbers can get so large and so mind-boggling that when you try to wrap your brain around them your head could exp...
All winter long the great constellation Orion the Hunter has roamed our skies, with its bright belt of three stars in nearly a perfect row.
Orion isn't alone, either. He...
The best stargazing will be during the first couple of weeks of April for several reasons.
For one thing we won’t have as much moonlight in the sky messing up the darkne...
One of the sure-fire objects in the night sky that will get anyone turned on to the hobby of stargazing is the great Orion Nebula, a gargantuan stellar factory.
I guaran...
Sun enters northern sphere
Even though the weather may not exactly be advertising spring, nothing can stop it astronomically.
The vernal equinox is this coming Wednesday ...
Without a doubt, my favorite constellation in the sky is Orion the Hunter, the absolute king of the nocturnal winter skies.
I'm certainly not alone here. When I ask folk...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX closes in on human spaceflight with this weekend’s debut of a new capsule designed for astronauts.
The six-day test flight will be real in ...
March is the last full month to enjoy the full complement of winter constellations.
Orion the Hunter is still the main attraction in the night sky. As darkness sets in l...
