As large as it is, Hydra is tough to see. It contains only one significant star that marks the heart of the water snake. It’s an orange giant about 177 light years away and appears only about as ...

The deep sea has long fascinated us, hiding secrets and mysteries far beyond our reach. For centuries, terrifying sea monster legends have haunted sailors and sparked imaginations, but what if some of ...

The researchers found that when the animals were confined lengthwise, the result was a regeneration of two heads and often more than one foot. The discovery calls back to Greek mythology, in which ...

In Greek mythology, the Hydra is a monster slain by Heracles, with each of its nine heads regrowing as soon as it is cut off. But the hydra is also a small aquatic creature from the jellyfish family, ...

Hydra begins just below Cancer with a boxy shape of five stars representing the snake’s head, between Procyon and Regulus, and south of the faint Cancer, the Crab.Top 10 Star Mysteries ...

The moon is at last quarter tonight and will not rise until 1:47 Friday morning. This gives us a good chance to enjoy the evening winter sky.

Hydra is actually one of two snakes in the sky. Hydrarepresents a female snake; there is also a male snake named Hydrusthat can be found curled in the far-southern sky.

Now is a good time to see one of the largest constellations in the sky and one of the few constellations that actually looks like what it is supposed to represent - Hydra the Water Snake. It ...