THE explosion of a distant star light years away could be visible to Earthbound stargazers this week. The star system, tucked ...

appearing extra big and bright in the night sky starting on Saturday. At opposition, Jupiter will shine at a magnitude of -2.8, which is nearly four times brighter than Sirius, the brightest star ...

Polaris is not a very bright star and students may need to identify the Big Dipper, which will then point them to Polaris. (If students follow the two stars at the end of the cup up and out of the ...