Constellations are among the most overlooked features of the night sky, with even many amateur astronomers only ever identifying the 12 major constellations in the northern hemisphere such as Orion and Cassiopeia. However, there are hundreds of constellations that you can spot using just your eyes or a pair of […]

Virgo is one of the 88 constellations that form the celestial sphere. It can be seen as early as March, but in the Northern Hemisphere, it can only be seen from September to December. This constellation has three main stars—Albireo, Gamma Virginis, and Beta Virginis—and two named groups of stars: […]

If you’re looking to fill up your star chart this winter, you’ll have the opportunity to view some very different constellations in the northern and southern hemispheres. The celestial hemisphere you’re in depends on your geographical location on earth. Find out which constellations will be visible on both sides of […]

If you’re living in the southern hemisphere, you get to see your own set of constellations! The most famous southern hemisphere constellation is the Southern Cross, but it’s only one of many southern constellations. Find out about other southern hemisphere constellations and their meanings below. All of these southern hemisphere […]

Constellations are one of the most beautiful and mesmerizing things to observe in the night sky. If you’ve ever gazed up at the stars and been awed by the patterns they form, you’re not alone. For centuries, people around the world have been fascinated by these celestial shapes, but do […]

In the sky, there are so many stars you can’t possibly see them all—not even with a telescope. So how do we remember which stars make up which constellation? Some constellations, like Ursa Major, are easy to spot because they form recognizable shapes—the Big Dipper or the Little Dipper, respectively. […]

All you need to know about our Nearest Star System Alpha Centauri is the nearest star system to our Star Sun. It is about 4.37 light-years away from us. Alpha Centauri (known as Proxima Centauri) is a three-star system named Alpha Centauri A, Alpha Centauri B and Alpha Centauri C. […]

The Sun is a massive ball of incandescent gas. It is a star and the nearest to Earth. The mass of the Sun is 1,989 times that of Earth. The volume is 1,300,000 times greater than that of Earth. About 30% of its group is hydrogen, 70% helium, and other […]

Neutrinos are tiny, neutral particles that are created in the big bang. They’re so small they can pass through a light-year of lead without interacting with any matter. They come from the Sun and other nuclear reactions and radioactive decay. To study neutrinos, scientists use large particle detectors buried deep […]

The Sun is a giant star. It’s the biggest of all the stars. It has a diameter of 1,392,684 km (865,374 miles). To give you an idea of how big that is: if the Sun was hollow and you could shrink the Earth down to a single grain of sand, […]