It's easy to get lost in a clear night sky full of stars. It can feel like a random mess of lights without a little guidance.

Maddie's Constellations and Stars Quiz Stars in the night sky can make patterns, called constellations. A constellation is a group of stars that make pictures when you join them together.

Astronomy is a wonderful hobby ... and TV shows). Kids have no trouble coming up with Saturn cars, Comet cleanser, Star Trek, Milky Way candy bars, Eclipse gum, and many others.

Riding along this year, among the winter constellations are Jupiter and Mars. Jupiter’s the brighter of the two by far and is also the brightest star-like object among the winter shiners.