In February, the iconic winter stars and constellations reach their prime positions for viewing. On the 1st, all will be ...

With February’s winter nights regularly dropping below freezing, it’s tempting to take the easy way out and just stay inside. That would be a mistake.

As February begins, Venus appears low in the western evening sky. The brilliant planet stands nearly 15° high an hour after ...

February stargazing over Butler is fantastic for many reasons, but this year there’s a one-two-three punch of bright planets adding to the thrill! If you live with the winter cold, don’t let that ...

You’ll find several bright planets, stars and obvious constellations in the February evening sky. The most obvious constellation this month is Orion. To find Orion, face south and look for Orion’s ...

Everybody Loves a Cluster with a Nebula This is NGC 2264, the Cone Nebula, and the Christmas Tree Cluster. The bright stars ...

Al Jabbar is one of the Arabic names for Orion, the “Hunter", one of winter's most conspicuous constellations.

The Horsehead Nebula is a small dark nebula in the constellation Orion. The stunning image is captured by James Webb Space Telescope. The stunning image of NGC 9524 is captured by Hubble Space ...

With the Moon now out of the way, this is a great time to look at the spectacular Sword of Orion region which contains the ...

The alignment of six planets – Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Saturn, and Venus – this month has sky photographers abuzz.

By Deane Morrison    In February, the iconic winter stars and constellations reach their prime positions for viewing. On the ...

A hundred years ago, astronomer Edwin Hubble dramatically expanded the size of the known universe. At a meeting of the ...