Hubble’s sharp gaze reveals NGC 45’s feathery arms and glowing star-forming regions. Far from an ordinary spiral, it’s a rare ...

Red sky at night, sailor’s delight. Red sky in morning, sailor’s warning," as the old saying goes. But what about glowing, hazy red skies at both sunrise and sunset? They could be a sign of poor air ...

Today: One minor Harry Potter character actually has two well-known star names: Regulus Arcturus Black, the brother of Sirius Black who is Harry Potter’s godfather.

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Sirius, famously known as the “Dog Star,” is the brightest star in Earth’s night sky and has fascinated humans for millennia. But this dazzling light is not just one star; it’s a binary ...

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Sirius, the brightest star of the entire night sky. Sirius can be easily found by following the three stars that make up Orion's belt in a diagonal line toward the horizon.

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Although Sirius is the brightest star, you should notice an object even brighter high in the western sky. It glows with a steady, cream-colored light and doesn’t twinkle like a star.