Cancer the Crab is a dim constellation, yet it contains one of the most beautiful and easy-to-spot star clusters in our sky: ...

Ever look up at the night sky and wonder why a random group of stars, constellations, is named after a crab? You aren’t alone. Since humans first looked up, we have been obsessed with connecting the ...

One of the most famous of all constellations to grace the wintertime sky — and one which looks little like its namesake — is Taurus, the bull. During early January, you can find it midway up in the ...