Winter is a great time to view the night sky, and AstroBob has a few things to look for. Right now, Jupiter is visible at dusk in the south. Venus and Mercury can be seen at dawn. In the night sky, ...

What comes in threes this time of year? The Three Wisemen? The three holidays of Thanksgiving, Hanukkah and Christmas? How about the three stars of the Belt of Orion! The constellation of Orion is one ...

Auriga (the charioteer) doesn’t get the same press as other winter constellations such as the mighty hunter Orion or the Zodiac star-patterns of Taurus and Gemini. But its leading light, Capella, is ...