The constellation Auriga, also known as the Charioteer, is easily identifiable due to its bright star Capella (Alpha Aurigae). Visible in the Northern Hemisphere's evening sky from mid-autumn to ...

MSU St. Andrews's next virtual Family Astronomy Night is set for 7-8:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The topic of this event will be "Constellations: The History of Our Skies." Those interested in attending are ...

The report from the Satellite Constellations 1 (SATCON1) workshop, organized jointly by NSF’s NOIRLab and the American Astronomical Society (AAS), has been delivered to the National Science Foundation ...

Thousands of satellites in the night sky are not only ruining the beauty of the stars, but are seriously hampering astronomers and pose a very serious space debris threat. When you purchase through ...

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The article recounts the author's personal journey into astronomy, highlighting several influential beginner astronomy guidebooks from various eras, including "Stars: A Guide to the Constellations," ...

Large constellations of bright satellites in low-Earth orbit will “fundamentally change” astronomy that relies on ground-based telescopes – and could even change the appearance of our night sky as ...