The brightest star in the night sky is Sirius, also known as the "Dog Star." Here's when, where and how to see it—and glimpse its rainbow of colors.

That star is Betelgeuse, the brightest star in the familiar constellation Orion, aka “the Hunter.” Betelgeuse is a first magnitude star — which means that it is very bright — and rates in ...

June has really been popping off when it comes to astronomical events, having brought us a delicious Strawberry Moon, a ...

Betelgeuse, one of the biggest and brightest stars in the night sky, will momentarily vanish as an asteroid passes in front of it to produce a one-of-a-kind eclipse.

Known as the “dog star” for its place amid the constellation Canis Major, Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky. The vivid star is one of the nearest to Earth, at just 8.6 light-years ...

The stars in Collinder 70 belong to the Orion OB1 association. OB associations are loose collections of young, hot, type O and B stars often separated by tens or hundreds of light-years.

Three years ago, a star in Orion inexplicably dimmed. ... That was an important clue as to what was going on with the second-brightest star in the Orion constellation.

The brightest star, and the nearest to earth are hardly household names the same way Orion's belt is. But, understanding which star's claim each title and where they are in relation to us can help ...

Below Orion’s Belt, representing either his sword or his manly parts, is M42, the Orion Nebula. It is the brightest star-forming region in the sky and is one of the best objects to view through ...

The Canis Majoris, pictured here, appears close to Orion's Belt in the night sky. No. The North Star, called Polaris, is actually much dimmer than other stars, ranking about 50th in brightness in ...

For a few days this year, it was the brightest star in Orion — brighter than we have ever seen it. Both events led to speculation about whether its demise in the form of an explosion was imminent.

As winter yields to spring, let’s highlight one of the more interesting stars found within the Winter Football. Skywatch: Orion's brightest star could soon explode Skip to main content Skip to ...