Betelgeuse, one of the brightest stars in the sky in the constellation Orion, has long puzzled astronomers due to its history ...

With February’s winter nights regularly dropping below freezing, it’s tempting to take the easy way out and just stay inside.

You’ll find several bright planets, stars and obvious constellations in the February evening sky. The most obvious ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the northern hemisphere).

In the same part constellation, Orion, as Betelgeuse but even farther away is the Orion Nebula, a place where we see new stars forming. Its distance is 1500 light years, meaning that the light we ...

The story describes Betelgeuse as “the red giant that marks Orion’s left shoulder.” Reader Chris Jespersen wrote: “I often see Betelgeuse on Orion’s right shoulder…. Am I mistaken?” ...

Al Jabbar is one of the Arabic names for Orion, the “Hunter", one of winter's most conspicuous constellations.

With the Moon now out of the way, this is a great time to look at the spectacular Sword of Orion region which contains the wonderful Orion Nebula notes the ...

Then look for ruddy Betelgeuse; it’s the upper left star in Orion, and bright Rigel is the lower right star of Orion. Going back to Orion’s Belt, look for three stars in a row below Orion’s ...