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.

July stargazing is certainly a late show, but it’s worth losing some sleep over because it’s now prime time for summer constellations. I suggest lying back on a reclining lawn chair and letting it all ...

This month, summer officially ends, but plenty of summer constellations are still playing on stage in our nightly celestial theater. As a bonus, sunsets are earlier, so your stargazing time is ...

The answer is simple: They don’t exist! This expectation may originate from the ornate images that appear on ancient star charts. Another thought that some have is that constellations are collections ...

The new moon of May occurs on May 26. Two days later the moon will make a close pass to Jupiter in the evening sky, and the summer constellations will be rising. New moons happen when the moon is ...

Why do some constellations stay in the sky all year, while others disappear?