If you were to ask most people to name the brightest star in the night sky, chances are they'd confidently say, "the North Star." It's a common assumption, and it makes sense when you consider how ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. What is the bright white star in the east right now?

When one asks, “Which is the brightest star in the night sky?” they tend to refer to the star that appears brightest to the naked eye on earth. Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky and it is ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Look to the east after dark this week, and you’ll see a ...

The two brightest nighttime stars available in the Minnesota and Wisconsin sky are Sirius and Arcturus. April is the only month of the year we can enjoy both of them at the same time in the early ...

Greetings everyone! There are two planets in your early morning eastern sky, Mars and Saturn. Just go out and face due east about 5 a.m. and a fist-width and a half above due east, you’ll see a bright ...

The two brightest nighttime stars visible in the Pottsville sky are Sirius and Arcturus. April is the only month of the year when we can enjoy both of them at the same time in the early evening: ...