Despite what you may believe, the brightest star in the night sky isn't the North Star, although it's probably the most ...

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Arcturus (at a magnitude of -0.05), one of the few stars mentioned by name in the Bible, is a giant, about 25 times the ...

Modest binoculars or a small telescope are all you need to see the Beehive Star Cluster. Appearing as a circular patch of light to the eye, a small scope resolves the Beehive into dozens of stars.

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Vladimir Putin met with students, graduates, and teachers of the Sirius Educational Centre, as well as laureates of the ...

From meteor showers to constellations, here's everything you need to know about observing the summer sky using the unaided ...

Greetings, stargazers. Federal grant cutting is finally hitting close to home. These grants have supported Fort Lewis College student activities for at least all of this century. Unfortunately, a ...

It is the second brightest star in the sky with an apparent magnitude of -0.72 and an absolute magnitude of -2.5. 2. Sirius - Sirius Sirius A and the blue dot on the right are its cousins, Sirius B, ...

Dominating the southwest is the Dog Star, Sirius, brightest star of the night sky. When Sirius vanishes into the Sun’s glare in two months, this sets the period as “Dog Days.” The brightest star in ...