I have an absolute passion for the winter constellations, which are now putting on their wonderful winter show in the ...

Astronomers measure a star’s brightness using the apparent magnitude system, where lower values indicate brighter stars.

The Hubble Space Telescope captures extraordinary images of young stars, shedding light on star formation in the Orion Nebula.

If you’ve been a faithful reader of my Skywatch column, thank you! You also know how much I love the winter constellations ...

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image peers into the dusty recesses of the nearest massive star-forming region to Earth, ...

"It's not completely unusual for asteroids to be near the Earth," Gallagher said. "Our moon is about a quarter-million miles away from the Earth. So something 7.6 million miles out would be many, many ...

Winter skies can be the clearest of the year and the richest in stars. Here are some of the constellations and planets to ...

Any clear winter night this month, look due south between 8:00 and 10:00 pm to spot the large “hour-glass” shape of Orion the ...

Along with these seven bright suns, other constellations around Orion also display brilliant stars. In all, a dozen bright ...