Under some conditions, the solar sail demonstrator could even appear as bright as Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky ...

Skywatchers on Thursday evening, Feb. 6, will notice an eye-catching pairing-off between two of the brightest objects in the ...

The brightest planets in the night sky will shine as the 'planet parade' continues throughout February, plus be on the ...

But I believe there also are other stars gracing the winter sky that are just as beautiful--for instance Sirius, a star of the first magnitude, and the three stars in Orion’s Belt. While feeling ...

Sirius, the Dog Star, is difficult to ignore. Ostentatiously scintillating on the southern horizon right now, the “Searing ...

The fourth planet Mars will soon shine brighter than the night sky’s brightest star—Sirius—but during its entire “opposition” period it will be doing something that’s hard to grasp.

Don't make the mistake of thinking that Polaris is the brightest star in the night sky. It's not. It's merely the 48th brightest. The brightest is Sirius, the “Dog Star,” which rises in November.