Humans have been utterly fascinated with the night sky and the millions of stars sprinkled throughout the huge expanse. Out of the numerous stars, some are brighter than others, and closer to the ...

From M37, skim 3.7° northwest to land on M36, which is a hair dimmer at magnitude 6.3 and about half the size ... the closest stars to our Sun, ranking 14th in distance. And like Sirius, it ...

Explore the seven brightest stars visible to the naked eye Sirius, the brightest star ... is similar to the Sun in both size and brightness. With a visual magnitude of 0.0, it is one of the ...

From planets and constellations, to eclipses and the Aurora Borealis, here's what to look for in the sky this spring ...

But in reality, Saturn shines as brightly as a first-magnitude star. However, when compared to Venus ... almost as brightly ...

With February’s winter nights regularly dropping below freezing, it’s tempting to take the easy way out and just stay inside.

This happens when Earth passes directly between Mars and the Sun. At this point ... comparable to Sirius, the brightest star. This brightness is due to both its proximity and full illumination.

A planet-size object that ... it approached the sun. The researchers also expanded their search compared with previous studies by considering objects much smaller than stars — as tiny, in ...