Sky Shorts author says Orion a favorite constellation, and shares key details to find and appreciate its beauty.

Orion’s Belt is a familiar sight in the night sky during the colder months, often noticed easily. Three bright stars sit in a straight line, rising in.

The Moon readies for Artemis II, Orion shines bright, and a planetary parade marches across the night skyNASA's Artemis II ...

The Ojibwe constellation Biboonkeonini, or the Winter Maker, overlaps with the Greek constellation Orion the Hunter. The ...

In last week’s Skywatch, I described at least some of the celestial treasures waiting for you within the great constellation Orion the Hunter. You can have a lot of fun checking them out with even a ...

Orion the Hunter is such a great constellation, and I have to believe many stargazers share the same opinion. Even if you’re not all that much of a stargazer, you can’t help but notice the mighty ...

One of the most famous and recognizable asterisms of the night sky is the Belt of Orion, a tight belt of three bright stars (Alnitak, Alnilam, Mintaka) in the constellation of Orion, which has given ...

A new rotating Celestial Globe at the Griffith Observatory reimagines ancient constellations inspired by the Farnese Atlas, ...

Orion the Hunter is such a great constellation and I have to believe many stargazers share the same opinion. Even if you’re not all that much of a stargazer, you can’t help but notice the mighty ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. This week, the moon quietly exits the sky — opening the way ...

The new moon on January 18, 2026, will bring one of the darkest and clearest nights of the year, giving skywatchers an ideal ...