The mythology behind Scorpius has to do with Orion. Orion was a famous hunter and he boasted that he could kill any monster. Earth found Orion arrogant and challenged Orion to a fight.

Today, we in the Northern Hemisphere associate the constellation Orion with the winter sky and Scorpius with the summer. Because of the wisdom of the ancient stargazers, the peace and quiet of our ...

Last week, I wrote about some of the celestial treasures of the constellation Scorpius, the scorpion, one of the few constellations that look like what they’re supposed to be. At these far no… ...

The constellation Scorpius, the cosmic scorpion, is one of the few constellations that actually looks like its namesake. ... Orion constellation glows red in gorgeous deep space photo; ...

Tips for observing the constellation Scorpius, the scorpion, which is visible in the night sky now. ... Orion constellation goes from hunter to hunted in the March night sky.

Scorpius is an ancient constellation that even the Sumerians of more than 5,000 years ago would still recognize. They called it GIR-TAB.Many constellations take us back to pre-industrial times ...

Zeus finally proclaimed that Orion should be placed as a constellation in the night sky, as well as the scorpion, Scorpius. Of the 88 constellations in the night sky, Orion comes in as the 26th ...

Scorpius is a very ancient constellation. ... Scorpius was sent to sting and kill Orion for either his personal indiscretions or bragging that he could kill any animal on Earth he wished.

And perhaps there is noconstellation more recognizable among the lot than the greathunter, Orion.Today, we’ll look at that part of the sky through our poetic,myth-loving spectacles.

Orion and Scorpius never are seen together in the sky; ... The main star in the Scorpius constellation is the bright red giant Antares which shines 10,000 times greater than our sun.

Sunday: Tonight a bright Iridium flare will be in the northern sky. It will easily outshine Venus in the west and Jupiter in the east. Look to the north at 9:01 p.m., 26 degrees above the horizon ...