A spica cast is often used for hip dysplasia and for fractures that require the thigh bone and pelvis to be kept still. Children who have spica casts need special care to prevent possible ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The crescent moon and Venus are pictured in Bangkok on March ...

This is “Looking UP! in southern Colorado,” from the Colorado Springs Astronomical Society. I’m Hal Bidlack, and there are lots of reasons to look up! A few episodes ago we talked about the star ...

Location, history and cultural significance of Spica. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Spica is the 15th brightest star in the sky ...

Do you have a favorite star in the night sky? It’s a hard question. They are all so great, each one so appealing. They need not be the most brilliant or colorful. Dim ones are full of wonder as well.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Chris Vaughan/Starry Night Earlier this month, the planet Saturn was eclipsed by the moon ...

The importance of Sirius, the brightest star in the sky, to the ancient Egyptians would be hard to overstate. Around 3000 B.C., Sirius made its first annual appearance in the eastern sky before dawn ...

A waning crescent moon will creep closer and closer to Spica until the star's light is extinguished in the blink of an eye on the morning of Wednesday, Nov. 27. When you purchase through links on our ...