However, debate has been sparked whether Ophiuchus is a zodiac sign, or a constellation. Susan Taylor reveals all the essential information you must know, including its dates, character traits ...

Ophiucus, pronounced o-FEW-kuss is a real constellation. “It isn’t new to astronomers,” says Andrews. (In fact, according to The Guardian, the first mention of Ophiuchus was all the way back ...

First discovered in 2009, GJ 1214 b is described by the JWST team as being “sub-Neptune-sized” - smaller than the outermost planet in our Solar System, but larger than the Earth. It has a radius ...

Visual observers and astrophotographers alike can find something amazing to observe along the plane of our galaxy.

This chart shows the constellation of Ophiuchus (the Serpent-Bearer), which straddles the celestial ... [+] equator. The chart shows the location of Barnard’s Star and marks most of the stars ...

The comet is in the constellation Ophiuchus, close to the famous three bright stars of the famous “Summer Triangle” asterism, where the Milky Way currently flows through to the horizon.

He had spotted an unfamiliar blob of light in the constellation of Ophiuchus. Five minutes later, 240 miles away in Kochi, Tsutomu Seki located the same strange object. Both checked their star ...

It’s over 15 billion (!) miles away, traveling 38,000 mph (!), and is in the constellation of Ophiuchus. If you’re interested in tracking that, Ophiuchus is northwest of the Milky Way between ...

September opens with a new moon and a wandering Mars. The red planet is on the verge of leaving Scorpius en route to Sagittarius, the archer, and its well-named Teapot. For much of the year ...

In July the moon runs through an entire lunar cycle, from the new moon on the 2nd to the new moon on the 31st. At the midpoint of every cycle we get a full moon, and July’s falls on the ...