The Orion constellation is home to some of the most luminous stars in our Milky Way galaxy.

On clear winter nights, three bright points cut a straight line through the southern sky, outshining the chill and, in raw ...

In ancient Arabic, the three stars were collectively referred to as Al Nijad (“The Belt”), Al Alkat (“The Golden Grains or Nuts”), Al Nasak (“The Line”). In modern Arabic, they’re known as Al Mizan al ...

The three blue supergiants forming Orion’s Belt are prominent winter sky markers, visible worldwide and aligned along the Milky Way, according to Space.com.

Collectively they have been known, among other things, as the Three Kings, the Three Marys and the String of Pearls. Orion’s belt is making its annual return to our early evening sky. From east to ...

If you’ve been kind enough to have read my column for some time, you know how much I love the constellation Orion the Hunter. It’s the absolute king of the winter skies and one of my best non-human ...

This column is my third and final installment about the constellation Orion the Hunter's celestial treasures, the best the evening skies have to offer, at least in this stargazer's opinion. This week, ...

If Orion changed to wearing suspenders, the constellation would never be the same again. Step out the next clear night, in late December/early January in early evening, face southeast and look about ...