February's full Snow Moon will have a royal companion as it rises alongside Regulus, a star nicknamed "Heart of the Lion", ...

Visual observers and astrophotographers alike can find something amazing to observe along the plane of our galaxy.

This artist’s impression shows the red supergiant star Antares in the constellation of Scorpius. ... [+] Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope Interferometer astronomers have constructed the most ...

Welcome to this month’s edition of “What’s up in the sky?” February has a nice lineup of planets and some eye-catching ...

rising in the east about three hours before sunrise will be a 26%-lit waning crescent moon barely a third of a degree from Antares, the “Heart of the Scorpion” in the constellation of Scorpius.

This year August holds two aces up its sleeve: very favorable conditions for the Perseid meteor shower and a close gathering of planets in the west. Look for the Perseids after 10 p.m. the nights ...

to the west and giant red Antares, the heart of Scorpius, to the east. February evenings belong to the knot of bright winter constellations with Orion at the center. Jupiter continues to pump out ...

The Moon passes 0.3° south of the bright red giant star Antares at 7 P.M. EST. However, the pair isn't visible this evening, as they'll rise in the early-morning sky, so we'll feature them tomorrow.