The movie Moana gave me a new hook – pun not intended – for my planetarium shows and lessons on how to locate objects in the night sky ... star in the constellation Scorpius, the Scorpion.

Scorpius, which is referred to as Maui's fishhook by Hawaiians, is a constellation shown here in the southern sky. Starry Night Enthusiast/Christopher Palma Astronomers and navigators can measure ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also applies to Northern Hemisphere mid-northern ...

This moment marks the time when the Sun appears farthest south in the Northern Hemisphere sky, resulting in the shortest day and longest night ... heart of the constellation Scorpius.

The truth is out there – about all those broken promises to better yourself and the odd case of the US politician and the ...

Any constellation-seeker needs good maps or apps to help find these patterns in the starry chaos of the night sky. One of the ...

Get ready to celebrate the Hubble Space Telescope's 35th anniversary with a year full of observations. The Hubble Space Telescope is nearing its 35th anniversary and skywatchers can celebrate the ...

There’s much to see in the night sky this week ... but if you see a colorful streak in the sky at any point this week, it will likely come from the constellation Gemini — therefore, it ...

Miguel Claro is a professional photographer, author and science communicator based in Lisbon, Portugal, who creates spectacular images of the night sky. As a European Southern Observatory Photo ...