They include the constellations of Centaurus, Lupus and Crux — the Centaur, Wolf and Southern Cross, respectively. And hidden from view for most of us in the United States just might be the most ...

A star’s catalog number might include the name of the constellation it’s in. Alpha Centauri, the stars closest to Earth, exist in the Centaurus constellation. Even over thousands of years ...

No matter. Lupus' stars seem to be entangled with those of Centaurus, so it is perhaps best to study the two constellations together. Although none of them are very bright, the dozen or so stars ...

which appear to stretch from our solar system toward the Centaurus constellation and Canis Major. Scientists have long understood that our solar system resides within what we call a "Local Hot ...

More insights are to come as scientists analyze the data. Cen A is found 12 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Centaurus and represents the fifth brightest galaxy in the sky.

Centaurus constellation includes Alpha Centauri and Beta Centauri. One of the most interesting of the constellations is now dominating the low southern sky at around 9:30 p.m. local daylight time ...