The spiral galaxy NGC 6946 in Cygnus has seen 10 supernovae in the past century, earning it the nickname the Fireworks Galaxy ...

Over time, these stars became known as Wolf-Rayet stars (Charles Wolf was a French astronomer, and helium was first detected ...

Emirates Astronomy Society achieves a historic milestone by photographing the Crescent Nebula, 5,000 light-years away, ...

Beneath the right wing of Cygnus is the constellation Lyra, whose main star is Vega (labeled "1" in the illustration below), the fifth-brightest star in the night sky and one that always jumps out.

Space It's a great time to see the Cygnus constellation – here's how. You can currently see Cygnus and its lovely stars, including stunning double star Albireo, from almost anywhere in the world ...

In a stunning astronomical spectacle, a nebula was spotted in UAE skies by photographers of the Emirates Astronomy Society ...

Note: Images online at This delicate Hubble Space Telescope image shows a tiny portion of the Cygnus loop, a supernova remnant in the constellation of Cygnus, the Swan. Measurements on this super-d… ...

At dusk on a late October night in 1408, something mysterious lit up the skies above China. Ming Dynasty astronomers who ...

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.

Straight overhead, Cygnus includes Deneb and the double star Albireo. $2 for 6 months SUBSCRIBE NOW. Read Today's Paper Monday, June 2. Best of the Best.

In this shot from La Palma, one of the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean, the immense Isaac Newton Telescope sits below ominous cosmic clouds from the Cygnus constellation. "The Cygnus region ...