Many people grow up believing the Big Dipper is a constellation, but it's not. It's an asterism - a small, eye-catching, connect-the-dots pattern made of stars lying either within a single ...

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The Quadrantids are considered by NASA as one of the best annual meteor showers, though activity is often unseen because of January weather.

The meteors seem to emerge – or radiate – from an obsolete constellation called "Quadrans ... and Draco near the end of the handle of the Big Dipper, NASA says. Both the constellation and ...

People in the northern hemisphere will be able to see Saturn, Mercury, Neptune, Venus, Uranus, Jupiter and Mars during the planetary parade. The next full moon will happen on Feb. 12. Known as the ...

Spica is located in the constellation Virgo and is easy to ... evening A helpful way to find Spica is using the 'arc' of the Big Dipper's handle. Follow the arc to the bright orange star Arcturus ...

During this window, the radiant point below the Big Dipper between the constellations Boötes and Draco will be well-positioned in the northeastern sky. Adding to the favorable conditions is the ...