Night Sky This Week: November 13–20, 2026 — Leonid Meteor Sh

Night Sky This Week: November 13–20, 2026 — Leonid Meteor Sh

Watch the 2026 Leonid meteor shower, spot Mars beside Jupiter, and find Saturn and the Pleiades in o...
How to Find Winter Constellations, Starting with Orion

How to Find Winter Constellations, Starting with Orion

Find winter constellations using Orion’s Belt, recognize the Pleiades and Hyades, and learn when to ...
The Winter Hexagon and Winter Triangle: A Guide to Winter’s

The Winter Hexagon and Winter Triangle: A Guide to Winter’s

Learn which stars form the Winter Hexagon and Winter Triangle, how to find them from Orion.
Night Sky This Week: November 6–13, 2026 — Venus, the Moon,

Night Sky This Week: November 6–13, 2026 — Venus, the Moon,

See Venus beside the crescent Moon, Jupiter’s moon transits, and dark-sky targets after the November...
How Far Away Is Rho Cassiopeiae? Finding a Yellow Hypergiant

How Far Away Is Rho Cassiopeiae? Finding a Yellow Hypergiant

How far away is Rho Cassiopeiae? Learn why this yellow hypergiant is visible to the naked eye, how t...
What Is Fomalhaut? The Name and How to Observe the “Lonely S

What Is Fomalhaut? The Name and How to Observe the “Lonely S

On autumn nights, when you look toward the southern sky, you can often spot a bright white star with...
7 Easy-to-Recognize Constellations: From Orion to Scorpius

7 Easy-to-Recognize Constellations: From Orion to Scorpius

Which constellations are easiest to recognize in the night sky? The Internationa
Where Is Uranus in the Night Sky? A Naked-Eye and Binocular

Where Is Uranus in the Night Sky? A Naked-Eye and Binocular

Learn how to find Uranus in the night sky, when to observe it in 2026, whether it‘s visible to the n...
Six Famous Radio Telescopes Around the World: What Are the C

Six Famous Radio Telescopes Around the World: What Are the C

Explore six major radio telescopes, including VLA, ALMA and FAST, and learn how their dishes, arrays...
2026 Orionid Meteor Shower: Peak Dates, Moonlight, and How t

2026 Orionid Meteor Shower: Peak Dates, Moonlight, and How t

Find out when the 2026 Orionid meteor shower peaks, how moonlight affects visibility, and the best t...
Night Sky This Week: October 16–23, 2026 — Orionid Meteor Sh

Night Sky This Week: October 16–23, 2026 — Orionid Meteor Sh

See the Orionid meteor shower peak, Saturn’s moons, and the Wild Duck Cluster in our October 16–23, ...
61 Cygni: The First Star with a Reliably Measured Distance—a

61 Cygni: The First Star with a Reliably Measured Distance—a

Learn why 61 Cygni became the first star with a reliable distance measurement, how stellar parallax ...