If you look at any star atlas published before 1930, you will see what appear to be random lines defining the constellations. Before this date, constellation boundaries had not been formalized. Modern ...

Throughout history, just about every stargazing culture on the planet developed its own unique set of constellations and mythological stories, many of which were passed down through the ages. We in ...

Shannon Silverman, an astrophysicist at the Clay Center in Charleston West Virginia, guides us through the cosmos above West Virginia. In episode 6, she tells us about some summer constellations.

Who made the present-day official outlines of the 88 constellations and why do they contain so many zigzags? Caitlin McAlister Cottonwood, Arizona If you look at any star atlas published before 1930, ...