See the moon shine near the claws of the Scorpius constellation just after dusk Friday night (Sept. 2). The nearly half-illuminated moon rises tonight in the southwestern sky. It will appear near the ...

The moon will find itself in the grip of a cosmic scorpion in the early hours of Monday (March 13) as it visits the stars that comprise the claws of the Scorpius constellation, the Scorpion. Look to ...

A tall constellation, Scorpius the scorpion crawls across the southern sky as soon as it gets dark. Its brightest star, Antares, glows with a distinctive orange-red hue. Shaula, at the tip of its tail ...

UW-Milwaukee’s Manfred Olson Planetarium has been hosting a series of events based on the zodiac, and this month they are highlighting Scorpius. Do you know your zodiac sign? Would you know how to ...

As best the origins of Earth are understood, we're all just a bunch of stardust, and new observations from the JWST lend credence to that theory.

Summertime is here, as July offers a series of skywatching events to embrace along with the warmer weather, the longer days and seasonal summer nights. When looking up, NASA suggests a few star ...

As November begins, two of the solar system's rocky planets form a nice pair low in the western sky during twilight. They add a sparkle to our view of the constellation Scorpius the Scorpion as it ...

Tonight the waxing gibbous Moon will be close to Antares, the brightest star in the constellation of Scorpius. Look due south. A red supergiant star 12 times the mass of the Sun, Antares is one of the ...

Well, it has been a fun ride, but our journey through the constellations of the Zodiac has come to an end. Even so, I have saved the very best for last. Walk outside on a clear summer night, look to ...