Despite its size and designation as the eighth-largest constellation, Draco, the "dragon" constellation, is not especially prominent. The name is derived from the Latin term draconem, meaning ...

Draco is supposed to be a dragon in the sky, but it looks more like an uncoiled snake. ... And speaking of unwinding, one of the great summer constellations has been unwound for a long time.

Draco the Dragon is well worth spotting this week, as it is particularly bright in the northern sky, winding around the Little Dipper. The Chaldeans, Greeks and Romans all envisioned a dragon here ...

Draco the Dragon constellation. Getty A longtime studier of mythology, Thomas says that there's some "fascinating information" about Draco as a constellation, which has been "envisioned as a ...