Stars

Pollux is the brightest star in the constellation Gemini and the 17th-brightest star in the night sky. Located approximately 34 light-years from Earth, it is the closest giant star to the Sun and may be …

Regulus, whose name means “little king,” is the brightest star in the constellation Leo and the 21st-brightest star in the night sky. Although it appears as a single blue-white point of light, it is actually …

Altair, whose name comes from an Arabic expression meaning “the flying eagle,” is the brightest star in the constellation Aquila. Best known as one corner of the Summer Triangle, it is also one of the …

Aldebaran is the bright orange star that marks the eye of Taurus the Bull. Located about 65 light-years away, it is one of the brightest stars in the night sky and can easily be found …

The night sky is filled with stars of different colors that astronomers rank in order of their luminosity, the brightest of which is Sirius in Canis Major, a blue-white star 8.611 light years distant with …

Stellar magnitude is a measurement used to describe the brightness of stars and other astronomical objects in space. Read on for all you need to know about star magnitudes. 1. Brighter Stars Have Lower Magnitudes …

Star magnitude is the scale astronomers use to describe how bright a star or other object appears in the sky. The unusual thing about the scale is that it runs backward: the lower the magnitude, …