Kim Ann Zimmermann

Reference Cancer the Crab is the dimmest constellation of the Zodiac yet it contains one of the brightest star clusters.

Reference The Scorpius constellation is one of the 13 zodiac constellations and one of the brightest constellations in the sky. We explore the Scorpion in more detail here.

Reference Sally Ride was the first American woman to go into space. She made two shuttle flights and later became a champion for science education and a role model for generations.

Reference Io is Jupiter's fifth moon and its third-largest. It is the most volcanically active body in the solar system.

Reference The Orion Constellation — named after the hunter in Greek mythology — is found on the celestial equator and is a prominent constellation in the night sky.

Pegasus has some interesting galaxies and deep-space objects.

Pisces is one of the largest constellations, and also one of the faintest.

Astronomer Giovanni Cassini discovered four of Saturn's moons, determined the distance from Earth to Mars and made successful measurements of longitude.

Ophiuchus is a fairly large and rambling constellation, but it is one of the least well-known.

One of the dragon constellation's stars used to be the North Star

Also known as Capricorn, this is one of the faintest constellations.

This large constellation contains the most stars with known planets. It is the 15th largest constellation overall.