The constellation Hercules, an ancient Greek star pattern, ranks fifth in size (1,225.15 square degrees) but forty-eighth in overall brightness among the 88 constellations. It is optimally viewed on ...

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 ...

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 ...

Astronomers are expecting a "new star" to appear in the night sky anytime between now and September in a celestial event that has been years in the making, according to NASA. "It's a ...

The globular cluster Messier 92 (M92) in the constellation Hercules is currently visible in the eastern sky after nightfall. M92, with an apparent magnitude of 6.4 and an angular size of approximately ...

Have you ever noticed a constellation while driving at night and wondered what it was? Or looked up after dark and wondered what you were looking at? The night sky appears is constantly changing, ...

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 ...