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See Antlia the Air Pump on April evenings
Antlia the Air Pump is a constellation that lies in southern skies. It contains dim stars and galaxies, including NGC 2997.
April 16, 2026
Hydra the Water Snake, the longest constellation
Hydra the Water Snake is the largest of the 88 constellations. On April evenings, the entire constellation snakes along the southern horizon.
April 15, 2026
Meet Chamaeleon, a southern constellation
The constellation Chamaeleon the Chameleon is a dark patch of sky that lies deep in the Southern Hemisphere and is visible any night of the year.
April 5, 2026
Coma Berenices: See how Leo the Lion lost his tail
Coma Berenices is the constellation of Queen Berenice's Hair. It used to be the tail of Leo the Lion before it became its own constellation.
March 30, 2026
Meet Cancer the Crab and its Beehive star cluster
Cancer the Crab is one of the 12 constellations of the zodiac. Learn how to find it in your sky, plus learn about its star cluster, mythology and more.
March 26, 2026
Meet Vela the Sails in southern skies
Vela the Sails is a constellation that was once part of the large Argo Navis the Ship. You can see it best from the Southern Hemisphere on March evenings.
March 25, 2026
Pyxis the Compass shines in the March night sky
Pyxis the Compass is a constellation lying in southern skies. But Northern Hemisphere viewers can get a glimpse of in March.
March 19, 2026
Meet the constellation Lynx, overhead in March
The constellation Lynx represents a wild cat and passes high overhead in March skies for the Northern Hemisphere. Learn its stars and deep-sky objects.
March 11, 2026
Puppis the Stern, adrift on the Milky Way
Puppis the Stern was once part of a larger constellation known as Argo Navis the Ship. Northerners can spot Puppis far to the south on March evenings.
March 6, 2026
Meet Canis Minor the Lesser Dog and bright Procyon
Canis Minor is a small constellation with 1 notably bright star, Procyon. The constellation of the Lesser Dog follows Orion the Hunter across the sky.
February 25, 2026
