In Greek mythology, you didnt have to actually do anything to incur the wrath of the gods. One example is the constellation Crater, the cup, which is in the southeast at nightfall. The story says the

The stories behind the constellations dont always match the pictures we see in the sky. Consider Corvus, which rises in the southeast in mid-evening. In Greek mythology, it represented a naughty crow

No one knows for sure what living on Mars might be like. The planet is bitterly cold and almost completely dry. The atmosphere is less than one percent as thick as Earths. And Mars is a long, long wa

A couple of dozen missions have studied Mars. And theyve told us a lot about the history of the Red Planet. We know that it was much warmer and wetter in the distant past. And there might have been p

Mars is working hard to climb into view in the dawn sky. But for much of the country, its not quite there yet. Its low in the east-southeast as twilight brightens the sky. It looks like a moderately

Most astronomical observatories are up high. That gives them a clearer view of the heavens.But some go deep. Theyre submerged in the oceans, or buried deep in the ice at the south pole. They use the

The Moon passes by the star Spica the next couple of nights. The brightest star of Virgo is below the Moon as they climb into good view this evening, but closer above the Moon tomorrow night.One pro

Anyone standing on the Earth-facing hemisphere of the Moon tonight would see a partial solar eclipse, with Earth covering part of the Suns disk. From here on Earth, however, all well see is a penumb

The star that marks the tip of the lions tail appears to be a loner. It doesnt have a companion star. And so far, it doesnt appear to have any planets, either. But it does have the raw materials fo

Only two planets in our solar system are moonless: Mercury and Venus, the planets closest to the Sun. But 50 years ago this month, it looked like Mercury might have to drop off the list but only for