Jumping back in time, Thuban was positioned as a North Star some 4,700 years ago, as early civilizations thrived in ...

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

We can easily see this “precession” effect with a spinning top. As the top rotates on its axis, it eventually slows down and begins to wobble. The axis about which the top spins no longer points in a ...

That star, named Polaris, is the brightest in the constellation of Ursa Minor, "The Little Bear".

April 21 - 28 is International Dark Sky Week, a global celebration of the night sky during which like-minded organizations and people take action to raise awareness of an inevitable aspect of ...

Regular readers of my column certainly know how to use the Big Dipper to find the North Star (aka Polaris). Some folks believe Polaris is important ...

By the time you get to the North Pole, Polaris is directly overhead. People that far north see the same northern half of the sky dome all night and all year. Now heading south, Polaris will get ...

which is essentially an extension of Earth's geographic north pole, and around which the entire sky seems to rotate. As such, Polaris held a special significance to our ancestors, who used it to ...

Jupiter’s moon Callisto passes near the planet’s northern limb, shortly before Io transits and Ganymede emerges from the gas ...

A bright Moon dominates the sky, passing two bright stars as Juno reaches opposition and Mercury dips toward the horizon in ...

I’m told we’re waiting for the sky to put on its Pride parade ... Calum meets Santa Claus at his home in the polar north (Picture: Calum McSwiggan) Arctic Pride hosts a full week of events ...

Upon arrival, crews found a telephone pole down in the road. Out of an abundance of caution, the Susquehanna Township Police ...