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 ...
Follow Orion’s three belt stars southeast (down and to the left) to Sirius in Canis Major, the brightest star in the sky.
On December and January evenings, Orion rises early and dominates the southern sky by mid-evening, making him the easiest ...
The evening skies in March offer you a very obvious contrast between seasonal constellations. The many brilliant stars that make up winter constellations are in the western half of the sky, while the ...
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Planet is building Pelican satellites to gather imagery with a resolution as high as 40 centimeters per pixel. Credit: Planet KIHEI, Hawaii — The Federal Communications Commission is requiring more ...
The race to connect the world through satellite internet has created an unexpected casualty: our view of the cosmos. A new study reveals that major satellite constellations, including Starlink, ...
The "This Week in Astronomy" video series, sponsored by Celestron and presented by Dave Eicher, provides weekly updates on astronomical events, research findings, and celestial objects. The featured ...
This image shows the first 60 Starlink satellites launched into orbit on May 23, 2019. They are shown still in their stacked configuration, just prior to being deployed. There are now over 1,000 ...