Who made the present-day official outlines of the 88 constellations and why do they contain so many zigzags?Caitlin ...

There are 88 officially recognized constellations. Of these, 48 are known as ancient or original, meaning they were talked about by the Greeks and probably by the Babylonians and still earlier peoples ...

Andromeda is one of the 88 modern constellations that was likely known and named long before it appeared on Ptolemy’s list in the second century CE. But my experience is that more people associate the ...

The moon is growing brighter and will be full on Wednesday. If it's clear, a bright moon often makes it easier to recognize the more prominent constellations because the light hides the faint stars.

Imagining familiar images in the sky has always been an easy way to track the annual progress of the stars. Around the second century C.E., the Greek astronomer Claudius Ptolemy listed 48 “official” ...

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 ...