in the night sky. Part of the constellation of Pegasus, the winged horse, the “Great Square” is easy to find because its corners are marked by four stars of roughly equal brightness.

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...

A newly-discovered comet might light up the night sky in the coming weeks, possibly shining even brighter than the planet ...

The night sky tonight and on any clear night offers an ever-changing display of fascinating objects you can see, from stars and constellations to bright planets, the moon, and sometimes special ...

Plus: Saturn’s moon Iapetus is visible, our Moon passes the bright star Spica, and Mars skims south of Pollux in Gemini in ...

That night, Athena appeared in a ... Pegasus who panicked and threw off Bellerophon. Pegasus then ascended high up in the sky and turned into a constellation. He is still up there.

Venus is particularly bright in the night sky this month, outshining even Sirius, the brightest star. For observers at ...

Look below for details on night sky events coming up. This is a great time of year to check out some of the well-known constellations from Orion to Pegasus, Cassiopeia to Perseus. For a guide on ...

Constellations are officially recognised patterns in the night sky that help astronomers divide the sky into sections. Before you read more about how to spot them - test your knowledge with this ...