If you live in the northern hemisphere, there are a few staple constellations that you're probably rather familiar with: Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, and Orion, among plenty of others.

Explore the key differences between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, including seasons, climate, constellations, and more, explained simply for students. Understand how Earth's tilt affects ...

The meteor shower's radiant – the spot in the night sky from which the meteors appear to radiate – is in the northern-hemisphere constellation Lyra, which contains the bright star Vega.

Winter officially commences in the Northern Hemisphere on Dec. 21 at 4: ... The sun resides within the boundaries of Pisces ... High in the north is the constellation Cassiopeia — now ...

People in the northern hemisphere will be able to see Saturn, Mercury, Neptune, Venus, Uranus, Jupiter and Mars during the planetary parade. The next full moon is the snow moon. Catch it on Feb. 12 ...

The Northern Cross: A cross-shaped asterism within the constellation Cygnus, “The Swan.” The Pleiades: Also known as the Seven Sisters, this is an open cluster of bright stars within Taurus.

Soon after the sun sets on winter nights, if you live in the northern hemisphere you can look into the sky and find the Orion constellation near the eastern horizon. Astrophysicist Sarafina El ...

The meteor shower’s radiant – the spot in the night sky from which the meteors appear to radiate – is in the northern-hemisphere constellation Lyra, which contains the bright star Vega.