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

The Arabic named three-star belt is composed of, from the left, Alnitak, Alnilam and Mintaka, all hot blue supergiants 17.8, 33 and 40 times more massive than the sun, respectively. Don’t let ...

From planets and constellations, to eclipses and the Aurora Borealis, here's what to look for in the sky this spring ...

An international team of astronomers has investigated a newly detected Type II supernova designated SN 2024jlf. The new study ...

Orion’s right foot star is Rigel, the seventh brightest star. Rigel is a blue-white supergiant and is by far the brightest of the 10 brightest stars in terms of actual magnitude. It ranks ...

As times change, major video games like The Sims 4, Skyrim, and Dragon Age are getting with the times and including more ...

A shortcut for New Yorkers to spot some of the planets is to look for them when they are near the moon. On Feb. 1, Venus will ...

Hubble Space Telescope Captures a Fascinating Cosmic Occurrence 'Blue Lurker' Star System 2,800 Light-Years From Earth In a ...

Welcome to this month’s edition of “What’s up in the sky?” February has a nice lineup of planets and some eye-catching ...