The Greek constellation names don’t stray far from ancient Greek mythology.No less than 20 of the 88 names have a strong tie to mythology and even many of the animals also tie in mythology.

Even though humans have been looking at the night sky for millenia, not everyone sees the same sky. Not even the constellations are same for everyone.

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Some, called circumpolar constellations, are so close to a celestial pole that they never dip below the horizon and instead just circle that fixed point on the sky every night. They’re always ...

To get a glimpse of the “Swift Planet,” EarthSky suggests waiting for the sun to set before looking west for the planet ...