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Aquila's brightest star, Altair, is part of the Summer Triangle. Many dim clusters and nebula pepper this space-borne eagle.

Hubble's exceptional view of one of the galaxies in the Coma Cluster reveals the details in the spiral and its environs.

Corvus the Crow is a small constellation hiding a fabulous galaxy collision and a planetary nebula at its center.

Get the facts on Gemini the Twins: learn its stars, clusters, mythology, and more!

The irregular dwarf galaxy NGC 6822, better known as Barnard's Galaxy, lies nearby in the constellation Sagittarius.

National Geographic Channel on cable TV will broadcast a study of Joseph Mengele's possible connection to twin births in Explorer: Nazi Mystery: Twins from Brazil.

During the prehisoric era, Crocdiles were giant predators. Dr Paul Serano and the National Geographic Channel fosters understanding of ancient creatores.

When Crocs Ate Dinosaurs, on the National Geographic Channel as part of Expedition Week is about the recent discovery of giant crocodile bones from the prehistoric era.

Learn the stars, clusters, and nebula of the constellation Aquarius the Water Bearer.

What happens when galaxies collide? The result is often galactic-sized fireworks and strange and beautiful new shapes.

Mythology and observing spots for the tiny constellation Aries the Ram.

The fall constellation of Lacerta the Lizard has dim stars may fade into the background of the Milky Way but its location provides a handful of glittering clusters.

Locate Leo Minor the Little Lion and learn about its stars and deep-sky targets.

Libra is an unassuming zodiac constellation located on the ecliptic with an easy double star for binoculars.

The constellation of the Lynx has few bright stars but its deep-sky objects include pretty galaxies and one of the most remote globular clusters known.

Tucana is a Southern Hemisphere constellation that contains one of the sky's best globular clusters and one of the closest galaxies to Earth, visible to the unaided eye.

Crater the Cup is a spring constellation with dim stars and an interesting mythological story.

The Southern Cross is probably the most easily identifiable constellations in the Southern Hemisphere. Learn its stars and the cluster known as the Jewel Box.

The Constellation of Cygnus the Swan is an important summer target because it lies along the Milky Way and holds many deep-sky treasures.

National Geographic Channel follows up on some of NFL star Michael Vick's fighting dogs on DogTown: Dogfight, as trainers work to rehabilitate the mistreated animals.

Equuleus the Little Horse is a tiny and hard-to-find constellation located in fall skies.

Antlia the Air Pump and Pyxis the Compass are Southern Hemisphere constellations that are home to dim, deep-sky objects.

A little summer constellation known as Delphinus is a favorite for its close resemblance to a dolphin.

The constellation Camelopardalis is an obscure grouping of faint stars that lies above the horizon every night for observers in the Northern Hemisphere.

Many of the constellations close to the South Celestial Pole have dim stars and hard-to-identify shapes.

The Southern Hemisphere constellations Triangulum Australe and Circinus are home to two decent open clusters.

This dark patch of sky resides under Leo and contains one notable galaxy.

Hunt for the Samurai Subs, on National Geographic Channel, features the discovery of two Japanese submarines from World War II off of the coast of Hawaii.

The constellation of Vela the Sail contains a few bright stars and the Eight-burst planetary nebula.

The constellation of Cepheus the King is north circumpolar and never sets for observers in the Northern Hemisphere.

The constellation Perseus has much to offer in the winter sky, lying on the Milky Way.

Capturing the visible light spectrum through the Hubble telescope shows amazing images, but the Chandra X-ray telescope captures even more impressive images.

The River Eridanus is a long and winding constellation with one of the brightest stars in the sky, seen only by southern observers.

National Geographic Channel premieres The Lost JFK Tapes: The Assassination,which uses previously hidden footage of the day President Kennedy was shot and killed.

The Little Bear has few observing targets yet it has been the most important constellation for ages and ages. Polaris, or the North Star, lies within the constellation.

Like the fabled unicorns, Monoceros is hard to spot, notable only for its deep-sky objects and not for its stars.

The southern constellations of Lupus and Norma lie along the Milky Way and are made up of mostly dim stars.

Cassiopeia the Queen is a an average-sized constellation near Polaris often used in pointing the way to the Andromeda Galaxy.

The recognizable shape of the constellation Leo the Lion makes it a great target for stargazers and its many galaxies make it attractive for observers using telescopes.

The large constellation of Puppis the Stern lies low in the South and contains Canopus and three of Messier's star clusters.

The Great Square of Pegasus dominates fall evenings. Learn the stars and deep-sky objects found in the Winged Horse.

Spring is prime time for galaxy observing. Look into the deep recesses of space to find galaxies strung one after another across the spring constellations.

Draco the Dragon is visible every clear night in the Northern Hemisphere as it coils around the North Star.

An e-mail circulating shows a space image purportedly taken by NASA of a rare object called the Eye of God. Find out what the object really is.

The fall constellation of Cetus the Whale contains a "wonderful" star known as Mira.

Centaurus is home to the closest star to Earth, two of the brightest stars in the sky, and arguably the best globular cluster in the heavens.

Columba and Caelum are two small Southern Hemisphere constellations with few deep-sky observing targets.

Locating the spring cluster of galaxies in Coma Berenices.

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Saturn is up all night, Venus and Uranus get together, and the Moon makes close encounters with star clusters.