Arcturus (at a magnitude of -0.05), one of the few stars mentioned by name in the Bible, is a giant, about 25 times the ...

The Sickle is a famous asterism in Leo, which now also hosts Mars in the evening sky. Mars has now crossed the border from ...

Next tothe famous Sickle of Leo, Corvus is probably the most striking star pattern inthe spring southern sky for those living at mid-northern latitudes. It appearsas a small, moderately bright ...

While many other star patterns have changed their names over the millennia – Aries, the Ram, for instance was the Farm Labourer in ancient Mesopotamia – Taurus and Leo have kept their ancient ...