I like to think of our next target, the constellation of Aquila, the eagle, as a little sister to Cygnus: it is also named after a bird, has a similar cross shape and sits next to Cygnus in the sky.

NASA Hubble Space Telescope shared a spectacular image of the constellation Aquila, which lies around 7,200 light-years from Earth. The colour image shows a region called G35.2-0.7N, which is ...

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A nasty celestial bird is soaring in the early evening southwestern sky. Aquila, the Eagle, is one of the 65-plus constellations available in our night skies during the year. According to Greek myt… ...

There are no real stars in that part of Aquila to help you. Altair is the 12th-brightest star in the sky, and it’s relatively close, only 16 light-years or about 97 trillion miles away.

Located in the constellation Aquila (the Eagle) Altair is 16.8 light-years from Earth, making it one of the closest stars visible to the naked eye.

Wedged between Aquila and Libra, Ophiuchus is one of the largest constellations. Face southeast and look above the horizon, not as far up as Hercules to spot these stars. As the summer goes on ...

A nasty celestial bird is soaring in the early evening Pottsville southwestern sky. Aquila, the Eagle, is one of the 65-plus constellations available in our night skies during the year. According t… ...

Scientists have discovered a massive alcohol cloud located 10,000 light-years away in the Aquila constellation. This cloud is 1,000 times the size of our solar system and contains large amounts of ...

Constellations are official groupings of stars that form easily-recognizable patterns or pictures. If you’re knowledgeable enough, you can use constellations to orient yourself. There are 88 ...