I learned in October 2022’s Breakthrough that the spikes of stars in high-power photos are called diffraction spikes. Why do they appear as two crosses at 45 degrees to each other? The diffraction ...

The number of these circumpolar stars increases as you move toward the North Pole. There are no circumpolar stars at the ...

Archer or teapot? We'll distinguish between the two, as this pattern of stars now is visible in the southern sky at nightfall. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Even though summer has long passed, one of its most interesting sky markers can still be seen in the evening sky of the Northern Hemisphere. The Summer Triangle, a striking pattern made of the stars ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Vahe Peroomian, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences (THE CONVERSATION) ...