THE Southern Cross is one of the most recognisable constellations in the Milky Way ... Crux can be found on the national flags of Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Brazil.

The Southern Cross is also featured in the flags of several Southern Hemisphere countries. Crux is the smallest of the 88 official constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union (IAU).

The Southern Cross, one of the most iconic constellations in the southern sky, has fascinated stargazers for centuries. In this video, explore the rich history, formation, and the stars that make up ...

This stellar pattern is so famous that five countries depict it on their flags: Australia ... Officially, the Southern Cross is the constellation Crux, a star pattern picked out by early European ...

In 1991, after receiving thousands of submissions, the apolitical lobby group Ausflag proposed a new Australian flag that featured a white Southern Cross constellation on a blue field (see below).

This design combines the iconic Southern Cross constellation with an abstract horizon line intended to represent Aotearoa – land of the long white cloud. In this flag design, the Matariki ...