Who made the present-day official outlines of the 88 constellations and why do they contain so many zigzags?Caitlin ...
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 ...
Imagining familiar images in the sky has always been an easy way to track the annual progress of the stars. Around the second century C.E., the Greek astronomer Claudius Ptolemy listed 48 “official” ...
A team of scientists has found that, unsurprisingly, Amazon’s new internet mega constellation, Amazon ...
In November the bright winter constellations begin their grand entry into the evening sky. Leading the parade is Jupiter, the brilliant orb low in the east at nightfall. Of the brightest stars in the ...
This photo features the bright, pentagonal constellation Auriga the Charioteer, which is visible in the northeastern sky at nightfall in early January. It's one of 88 constellations in the National ...
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Amazon wants to send thousands of satellites into space for its internet service. They are already interfering with astronomy ...
Mega-constellations built by SpaceX, Amazon and other companies could carry thousands of sensors that could aid research into gamma rays, space weather and other subjects. By Lyndie Chiou Each night, ...