🔬 Science 1h ago · Andrew Paul

Demon Star and Witch’s Head kick off spooky space season

Popular Science
Popular Science magazine
View Channel →
Demon Star and Witch’s Head kick off spooky space season
Source ↗ 👁 0 💬 0
It’s officially October, which means it’s finally that most wonderful time of the year. The Halloween season is here, and even the cosmos get in on the occasion—at least if you squint hard enough at the night sky. To gear up for the celebrations, NASA recently highlighted a pair of spooky-themed deep space subjects.



Using the constellations Cassiopeia and Andromeda, locate Perseus. You can find Algol by using the star Almach as a guide. Credit: NASA / Stellarium



The Demon Star



Algol (B

Comments (0)

Sign in to join the discussion

More Like This

Man in Singapore faces 10 years in jail for AI crocodile image
Popular Science · 1h ago
Ukraine rolls out drone-stopping razor fence to thwart attacks
New Scientist · 1h ago
Elephants imitate each other when they produce deep rumbling sounds
New Scientist · 2h ago
Placenta wrap hastens erection recovery after prostate surgery
New Scientist · 3h ago
The best popular-science books of October 2026
New Scientist · 3h ago
One of the world’s rarest pears only grows in a small Italian town
Popular Science · 4h ago