In the case of the celestial hounds of heaven, the constellations Canis Major and Canis Minor, you can blame Orion the Hunter for turning the doggies loose in our Everett starry skies. The ...

Riding high in the sky around 8 p.m. on a February evening, Orion is one of the best known and richest constellations in the sky. The famed constellation of Orion is one of the most recognizable star ...

The Orion Nebula, housed within the Orion constellation, is a hubbub of stars being birthed, living, and dying. Now, NASA has combined images from three different telescopes, and they tell quite the ...

The word constellation derives from Latin, a “set of stars” and Orion from Greek, “the hunter.” Some constellations are so obscure that they require imagination to see them. Orion is an exception.

Ever since I was a kid, I’ve been fascinated by one of the biggest and brightest constellations in the sky — Orion, the hunter. Finding Orion is easy. Look in the southeastern sky as soon as it’s dark ...

The "This Week in Astronomy" video series, sponsored by Celestron and presented by Dave Eicher, provides weekly updates on astronomical events, research findings, and celestial objects. The featured ...

Last week in Starwatch, I attempted to cover all of the astronomical treasures of the constellation Orion proudly shining in the Pottsville southern evening sky. It’s loaded with many celestial jewels ...