Orion may be the most famous winter constellation, but it's not the only star pattern worthy of a look this holiday season. See SPACE.com tips to spot some lesser known constellations.

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Today, astronomers recognize 88 official constellations — not actually patterns of stars, but instead set areas of sky. Here's how they came about.

Do The Math 13 Stripes and 51 Stars A mathematician figures out the best way to jam an extra star onto the American flag. Plus: Generate patterns for every possible flag up to 100 stars.

The three bright stars belong to three separate constellations. Vega is in the tiny star pattern that represents the harp or lyre of Orpheus, the ancient Greek equivalent of an "American Idol ...

The star was emitting a light pattern that looked stranger than any of the others Kepler was watching. The light pattern suggests there is a big mess of matter circling the star, in tight formation.

Our Milky Way is a spiral galaxy, with a broad disk 100,000 light-years across filled with gas, dust, and stars.In the center is a bulge of older stars, which was once thought to be more or less ...

A giant celestial snake is slithering into view in our current night sky this spring. We can look to the south to trace it during the early evening hours. In fact, the snake is one of the most ...