Just like there are 50 U.S. states, each with well-defined boundaries, 88 bounded constellations dot the celestial sphere. Of these about 55 of them are visible from mid-northern latitudes and 59 from ...

This photo features the bright, pentagonal constellation Auriga the Charioteer, which is visible in the northeastern sky at nightfall in early January. It's one of 88 constellations in the National ...

When we look up into the clear, night sky, there are celestial shapes many of us recognize. Perhaps the most recognizable are the Big and Little Dipper classically known as Ursa Major and Ursa Minor — ...

Have you ever noticed a constellation while driving at night and wondered what it was? Or looked up after dark and wondered what you were looking at? The night sky appears is constantly changing, ...

There’s a tiny – almost unnoticeable – constellation visible here in Florida. It lies between spectacular Scorpius and well-known Centaurus. It is the 74th smallest of the 88 constellations in the sky ...