Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Have you ever noticed a constellation while driving at night and wondered what it was? Or looked up after dark and wondered what ...

The constellations overhead in May are dominated by Leo the Lion and Ursa Major the Great Bear. Leo stands out as a large backward question mark pattern of stars known as the Sickle. The bright star ...

Throughout history, just about every stargazing culture on the planet developed its own unique set of constellations and mythological stories, many of which were passed down through the ages. We in ...

Anyone who enjoys gazing at the night sky probably has a few favorite star patterns they like to look for: The Big Dipper, for example, or Orion’s belt. But those familiar shapes that many of us ...

Even if you’re new to stargazing, no doubt you’ve seen the seven bright stars that outline the Big Dipper, and this time of year they’re easy to find. As soon as it’s dark enough after sunset, look ...

Without a doubt, the Big Dipper is the easiest star pattern to see in our night skies even though it’s not an official constellation but rather the rear end and the tail of the constellation Ursa ...