Few star patterns have a shape so easy to remember: a neat "M" or "W" depending upon on its position and which way you're facing. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Cassiopeia the Queen is climbing high in the northeast on late August evenings. The constellation’s familiar “W” or “M” shape seems propped up on one side, eternally (by human standards) facing the ...

The Cassiopeia constellation, easily recognizable by its W-shaped asterism, is visible in the Northern Hemisphere's autumn and winter, and circumpolar above 46° north latitude. Cassiopeia contains ...

About 550 light-years away in the constellation of Cassiopeia lies IC 63, a stunning and slightly eerie nebula. Also known as the ghost of Cassiopeia, IC 63 is being shaped by radiation from a nearby ...

With Valentine’s Day on Friday, love is in the air. It’s also in the nighttime sky. This year, the moon will be full on Friday. How romantic is that? In addition, several love stories are connected to ...

See Cassiopeia A like never before. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. When the universe's largest stars run out of fuel and die, ...

The many sides of the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A. Located 10,000 light-years away in the northern constellation Cassiopeia, Cassiopeia A is the remnant of a once massive star that died in a ...

Cassiopeia A (Cas A) is a supernova remnant located about 11,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cassiopeia. It spans approximately 10 light-years. This new image uses data from Webb’s Mid ...

Over 2 decades of Chandra X-ray Observatory views of the Crab Nebula and Cassiopeia A have been time-lapsed. The Chandra team explains here. Credit: NASA/CXC/A. Hobart Ozzy Osbourne’s cause of death ...

At around 7 P.M. JST on the evening of March 18, Japanese amateur astronomer Yuji Nakamura spotted something strange: A new point of light in the familiar constellation Cassiopeia the Queen.

It is still an excellent time to view Mars, which is making a close pass to Earth. As soon as the sky darkens, Mars is high in the east and, with its orange color, cannot be missed. This will be the ...