The constellation Hercules (pronounced HER-cue-leez) is one of the original star figures created by the Greeks, who called the hero Herakles. The main part of the pattern is reasonably easy to find.

With the bright moon out of the late evening sky early this week, stargazers will be treated to views of the "celestial strongman" in the night sky: the constellation of Hercules. Subscribe to read ...

Hercules the Hero is not the brightest of constellations but it’s a large one. In fact, it’s the fifth largest constellation of the Rochester night sky and it’s home to some wonderful celestial ...

High in the summer sky, the constellation Hercules acts as a centerpiece for late-night stargazers. At the center of Hercules is the "Keystone," a near-perfect square shape between the bright stars ...

Among a "field of galaxies;" the James Webb Space Telescope captured spiral galaxy LEDA 2046648, a billion light-years from ...

In recent years moviegoers have been treated to a myriad of superhero movies. This month’s Colorado sky hosts a constellation that memorializes one of the greatest superheroes of all time, the ...

The constellation Hercules is high in the east after dark this evening. Rich with deep-sky objects, we’re passing by the Strongman’s most famous (M13) for its second-brightest globular cluster: M92.

One of my favorite summer constellations is Hercules the Hero. Despite it being one of the fainter constellations, it’s the fifth-largest in the sky. I love the Greek myth behind our stellar hero, and ...

High overhead in July, you’ll find the constellation Hercules. The four stars making up the top of Hercules is known as the Keystone and if you point a telescope or binoculars to the west side of the ...

Stargazing is amazing in the July evening skies, and it’s generally a warm time of year in Wyoming. Let’s hope there’s no big hail storms either. You’ve got the Milky Way stretching overhead, the ...

Ever look up at the night sky and wonder why a random group of stars, constellations, is named after a crab? You aren’t alone. Since humans first looked up, we have been obsessed with connecting the ...