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 ...

The Summer Triangle is a formation of stellar bodies called an asterism, made up of the bright stars Vega, Deneb and Altair. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Shannon Silverman, an astrophysicist at the Clay Center in Charleston West Virginia, guides us through the cosmos above West Virginia. In episode 6, she tells us about some summer constellations.

A true sign of summer for astronomers is the Summer Triangle. While not a constellation, this pattern of stars is quite large and bright enough to be seen even in skies with some light pollution, like ...

June has really been popping off when it comes to astronomical events, having brought us a delicious Strawberry Moon, a solstice, and an excellent opportunity to see the Milky Way’s glowing core in ...

July is often filled with heavenly sights — fireworks, lightning from the occasional thunderstorm and the full Buck Moon, which charges across the summer sky toward the end of the month. Skywatchers ...

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 ...

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 ...