The nights surrounding Aug. 29 are a great time to spot the stars of the famous 'Summer Triangle' asterism, bisected by the glowing band of the Milky Way, with an early-setting crescent moon providing ...

Gaze at the night sky enough, and you’ll begin to find all kinds of geometric patterns among the stars. Points are easy; so are lines connecting two stars. Another easy pattern is a triangle, since ...

The summer Milky Way overhead and through the Summer Triangle stars in July, looking up through trees in Banff National Park at Herbert Lake Deneb is at top left, Vega at top right, and Altair is at ...

Gaze at the night sky enough, and you’ll begin to find all kinds of geometric patterns among the stars. Points are easy; so are lines connecting two stars. Another easy pattern is a triangle, since ...

Summer nights will bring everything from planets, full moons, and star-studded constellations to "shooting stars," the Milky Way, and more. Summer is the season for stargazing. Sure, nights can be ...

There are so many great stories in the over 60 constellations available to us in our night sky. There are heroes, hunters, musical instruments, royalty and all kinds of critters, including eight birds ...

The Summer Triangle asterism, composed of Altair, Vega, and Deneb, is prominent in the southwestern sky around midnight. The Summer Triangle encompasses a large area (415 square degrees) rich in Milky ...