I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...

First, look for the shining stars Vega and Acturus to locate the Hercules constellation. Nearby is an arc of four visible stars that make up Corona Borealis: The brightest star in Corona Borealis ...

The Milky Way, our home galaxy, is part of a different supercluster called Laniakea, which, at 500 million light-years wide, is dwarfed by the Hercules–Corona Borealis Great Wall. In fact, the team ...

Also in the northeast evening sky, the Hercules constellation is additionally near the radiant, or apparent point of origin for the meteors. However, sky watchers will want to look at a point ...

The Blaze Star is located in the Northern Crown, a horseshoe-shaped curve of stars west of the Hercules constellation, according to NASA. Once the explosion occurs, viewers can look for it between ...