The planet Mercury is visible after sunset in the west, forming a line with the heads of Gemini the Twins: the stars Castor ...

The Geminids are the best and most reliable of the annual meteor showers — but this year, the burgeoning full moon ... enters the Earth’s atmosphere past the stars Castor and Pollux (two ...

Pollux is the brightest star in the constellation Gemini and one of the brightest stars in Earth's sky. It is more massive than the sun and 43 times brighter than our star.

Pollux and Castor are two fairly bright stars not far apart on the face of the night sky, prominent on April evenings. These two are considered the “heads” in the constellation, Gemini the Twins.

Around dusk tonight, Castor and Pollux will form a nearly straight line with Venus. ... our rocky satellite will travel within 90 percent of its closest approach to Earth during the new moon phase.

Pollux and Castor are two fairly bright stars not far apart on the face of the night sky, prominent on April evenings. These two are considered the “heads” in the constellation, Gemini the Twins.

Pollux is closer to Earth at around 33 light-years away, while Castor is around 51 light-years distant, according to NASA. Proximity isn't the only reason Pollux is brighter.

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A meteor (left) from the Geminids meteor shower enters the Earth’s atmosphere past the stars Castor and Pollux (two bright stars, right) on Dec. 12, 2009, above Southold in Suffolk County, New York.

It’s interesting to note that Pollux is 34 light-years from the Earth, and Castor is 51 light-years away. That means the two “heads” of Gemini the Twins are 17 light-years apart.

It’s interesting to note that Pollux is 34 light-years from the Earth, and Castor is 51 light-years away. That means the two “heads” of Gemini the Twins are 17 light-years apart.