Although they can appear from anywhere the radiant point for the Orionid meteors is close to Betelgeuse. That fuzzy patch close to Orion’s Belt is M42, a stellar nursery that’s home to newborn ...

The Geminid meteor shower is due to peak on December 13, but there's plenty of other celestial sights to feast your eyes on ...

Weather permitting, Jupiter will not only be brighter than most other stars and planets in the evening sky, but will also be ...

reddish Betelgeuse and blue Bellatrix mark the hunter’s upper body while Rigel and Saiph his bottom half. Tabit marks his shield. Orion’s Belt also contains one of the finest sights of all ...

Venus dazzles as the "Evening Star," Jupiter reaches its brightest for the year, and the Geminid meteor shower peaks under challenging moonlit skies.

Despite their far-off origin, the Orionids appear to come from a patch of sky close to Betelgeuse, a red giant star in the constellation Orion. The constellation is best known for Orion's Belt ...