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

Streaks of colorful light could paint the sky over a large portion of the country on Sunday night into Monday morning amid a ...

The North Alabama Conference of the United Methodist Church has voted to close 20 churches in the latest round of ...

Home to vast, frozen tundra and formidable glaciers, this Norwegian archipelago is a wildlife hotspot like no other. Here are ...

Polaris has long guided travelers with its fixed spot in the night sky Earth's axis points to Polaris, making it a vital ...

Polaris, also known as the 'Pole Star' or 'North Star', is arguably the most famous stellar body to hang in the western hemisphere's night sky. For centuries it has served as a vital waypoint for ...

The No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing driver scores his second career pole at Nashville Superspeedway and will lead the field to green in Saturday's race.

The Northern Lights cannot be seen during daylight hours. Instead, nature’s light show is best seen between the hours of 10 p ...

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 ...

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 ...

Venus dominates the dawn sky. She reaches greatest western elongation, 46 degrees ahead of the rising sun, on June 1, and ...