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 WTOP newsroom started getting calls from listeners across the D.C. region about a bright object in the sky around 5:30 a.m. Tuesday. I immediately suspected that what our callers had seen was the ...

SpaceX launched the history-making Polaris Dawn mission early this morning, and the nighttime launch made for some incredible imagery. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket topped with the Crew Dragon Resilience ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Can you find the North Star? Called Polaris, it’s in exactly ...

An image of the star Polaris as captured by the CHARA Array, located in California's San Gabriel Mountains. Credit: CHARA Array / Georgia State University Some 430 light-years from Earth lies our ...

Most people have never seen the Little Dipper, because most of its stars are too dim to be seen through light-polluted skies. Earlier this month, we spoke of Ursa Major, the Big Bear, so this week we ...

Find out where to spot The North Star aka Polaris in the night sky. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Anne Burrell cause of death revealed after Food Network star dies at 55 Police records in Idaho murder case ...

December will be an interesting month in the sky. Saturn will start the month almost straight south during the early evening ...