Some people probably believe that the twinkling effect is produced by the stars themselves, but that is not the case at all.

The two brightest nighttime stars available in the Minnesota and Wisconsin sky are Sirius and Arcturus. April is the only ...

Also in the morning sky is little Mercury ... twelve-fold and appearing nearly 20 times brighter than Sirius, the brightest of all stars. Mars continues to recede from Earth, so consequently ...

Sirius, in the constellation Canis Major, is the brightest star in the sky. It’s twice as massive as the Sun. Alpha Centauri is a triple star system, the third brightest and closest star system ...

Above the great sheath of stars that defines the ship’s keel is a ragged circle of stars. That’s Vela the Sails, though there ...

The pre-dawn sky on April 25 will see a conjunction of Venus, Saturn and a waning crescent moon, which will resemble a ...

Canis Major is easy to spot, anchored by the brightest star in the sky: Sirius, at magnitude –1.4. This star is often drawn as the Big Dog’s nose. On the other side of Canis Major, near the ...

The two brightest nighttime stars visible in the Pottsville sky are Sirius and Arcturus. April is the only month of the year ...