According to a legend, more than two centuries ago, a famous Paris astronomer used to stand on one of the Seine bridges on nights when the variable star Algol was in eclipse, to point out this ...

The constellation Perseus the Champion is between Cassiopeia and the Plieades star cluster. The Double Cluster appears here as three dots within the figure's head; Algenib, the brightest star is ...

While children dress up as ghosts and goblins for halloween and get their bags and orange plastic pumpkins filled with candy, there's a ghoul in the night sky above and it's called Algol, the Demon ...

Algol makes up one of the "eyes" of Medusa's head that Perseus carries. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking space news, the ...