It was the first to cover the entire celestial sphere. Bayer set the standard for the classical images we associate with the constellations today. However, there was no rule for what stars were ...

As heads of the world’s great space powers - except for outcast Russia - summit, they are strategizing how to prevent space ...

All the methods of modern astronomy, the most powerful telescopes ... If we examine the arrangement of stars on the celestial sphere we see that they are grouped around a great circle, along ...

Astronomy is universal ... Dung beetles, Harbor seals and even the Albatross are also all cognizant of the celestial sphere in ways that still amaze and perplex. Early evening moon over Santiago ...

Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday left Earth’s orbit again to serve up another word salad — this time while bringing up constellations to talk about crime, earning her the nickname ...

The discovery of the aberration of light proved of high importance for exact astronomy ... round the southern celestial pole, including three eighths of the celestial sphere, and incomparably ...

The constellation Sculptor is not an easy star ... The overall appearance, then, is that of a celestial cigar. If you then view it at high power, you’ll separate the main part of NGC 55, which ...

This is an introductory textbook on spherical and positional astronomy. It is entirely suitable for use by students with no prior knowledge of classical astronomy. At the same time, it is sufficiently ...

It may sound like something out of a sci-fi movie, but Earth's "mini-moon" is here to stay for a couple of months.

While astronomic prices may put it out of most people's reach for years to come, the rest of us can gaze up at other worlds from our backyards or chase dazzling celestial phenomena like the ...

The astronomy immersion provides students with the opportunity for additional study in astronomy in order to build a secondary area of expertise in support of their major or other areas of interest.