Look up on any clear night and you can see myriad stars, planets, and the Milky Way stretching across the sky. The chances are that you know some of the constellations. The International Astronomical ...

Open Cosmos, the UK-based startup that uses satellites to fight climate change, has secured a contract of €60mn to build seven satellites for Greece. Dubbed Optical Constellation, this will be the ...

Over half of the 88 official constellation names are attributed to the ancient Greeks. The International Astronomical Union governs the naming of these star-formed “patterns.” The first known ...

Spotting Orion or Ursa Major is a highlight of any camping trip, but Greek constellations aren’t the only stories scattered among the stars. For millennia, Native Americans have used the cosmos for ...

The Krewe of Endymion, for its 51st parade, presents “Endymion’s Constellations," a travel through many of the 88 officially recognized constellations that cover the entire sky. Click here to see a ...

Learn about the myths surrounding the constellations first mapped by the Ancient Greek philosopher Hipparchus. This event takes place on the summer solstice so you can go home and look at the ...

THIS week we will be looking for two important constellations that are prominent in the skies around the world during February. They were both named after figures in Greek mythology: Perseus the hero ...

Where to find The Wintermaker, Curly Tail, The Sacred Loop and more indigenous constellations in the night sky. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...