constellations

The appearance this week of the three bright Summer Triangle stars — Vega, Deneb and Altair — marks the beginning of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. Here's how to spot them.

Live Science will explore the wondrous world of constellations in our new kids video series: Summer School with Live Science.

A speculative hypothesis tries to uncover the world’s oldest story written across the night sky in the Pleiades constellation.

The ancient Egyptian temple was covered with soot, dirt and bird droppings.

Even an extremely dead apex predator deserves a beautiful view of the night sky — particularly one that reminds them of home.

Ancient people would have entered the sprawling stone structures through doorways.

Thousands of years ago, stone constructions built as tombs may have also been used to observe the night sky and track the movements of the stars.

Clouds are interrupting the natural night cycles of the moon and stars. Because of light pollution, when clouds roll in at night, cities brighten instead of growing darker, researchers find.

Because of light pollution, when clouds roll in at night, cities brighten instead of growing darker, researchers find. Here are photos of the artificial nighttime glow.

Long thought to show a random assortment of animals, an ancient two-handled wine cup may actually show one of the earliest depictions of Greek constellations.