Over half of the 88 official constellation names are attributed to the ancient Greeks. The International Astronomical Union governs the naming of these star-formed “patterns.” The first known ...

The primary star in the system is about 10 times the mass of our Sun and emits light that’s 12,100 times brighter. This makes Spica one of the brightest stars visible from Earth, a beacon in ...

Because Virgo is such a faint constellation, it’s easier to use the star Spica as a bearing. The Virgo cluster will be 20 degrees, or about two fist-widths at arm’s length, to the upper right ...

Unfortunately, Virgo the Virgin is not so prominent in the night sky. It’s a large but faint constellation. You need really dark skies and lot of patience to see Virgo.

Image: The twin galaxies NGC 4496A and NGC 4496B NGC 4496 in the constellation Virgo consists of two spiral galaxies, NGC 4496A (upper large galaxy) and NGC 4496B (lower galaxy).

Yes, I was electrified when I came to know that Nikhil has named a star in the Virgo Constellation after my name Anjum. I did not believe it at first but I saw the certificate and it was genuinely ...

James Webb has captured a beautiful snapshot of star birth in the Virgo constellation. The latest image from the powerful observatory takes a closer look at the barred spiral galaxy NGC 5068.

Over half of the 88 official constellation names are attributed to the ancient Greeks. The International Astronomical Union governs the naming of these star-formed “patterns.” The first known ...