Orion’s Belt is a familiar sight in the night sky during the colder months, often noticed easily. Three bright stars sit in a straight line, rising in the east and crossing high overhead as the ...

Orion’s Belt is a striking trio of young, massive blue stars that anchor the Orion constellation. Visible worldwide in winter skies, it has guided navigation, inspired myths across cultures, and ...

January doesn’t skimp on cosmic sightseeing. The month begins with a vibrant supermoon, continues with the year’s best Jupiter view, and ends with multiple moon-planet conjunctions. Aurora activity ...

February’s night skies hold a certain celestial splendor that only enthusiastic and vigorous skywatchers have the fortitude ...

The winter season so far, at least by Laramie’s standards, has been somewhat warm in comparison to the frigid temperatures we’re used to. While this has thus far caused problems for ski-bums ...

The U.S. is once again challenging itself to go to the moon, and this time, NASA and the Trump administration want to ...

Optical proof of a tiny companion orbiting supergiant star Betelgeuse is hard to come by. Hubble just spotted new evidence.

January is the best time to observe these constellations—some prominent and some not so much.

Unfortunately for planet hunters, Mercury, Venus and Mars are all too close to the sun to observe; they will come out of the ...

If you look halfway up in the northwest, you'll be able to see the familiar zigzag of five bright stars forming the constellation of Cassiopeia, the Queen. Extend an imaginary line about one and a ...

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Orion the Hunter is such a great constellation and I have to believe many stargazers share the same opinion. Even if you’re not all that much of a stargazer, you can’t help but notice the mighty ...