Positioned near the moon will be two of the brightest stars in the constellation Gemini: Castor and Pollux. Together, these three celestial bodies will form a distinctive “lopsided grin.” ...

It’s still in the constellation Gemini, just to the right of Pollux. Astronomically the star Castor, at about 50 light-years away, is one of the most interesting stars on the celestial stage.

Astronomically, the stars Castor and Pollux are anything but twins. Castor, at about 50 light-years away, is one of the most interesting stars on the celestial stage.

The constellation is most often depicted as a pair of brothers holding hands or placing their hands on one another's shoulders. According to Greek mythology, Castor and Pollux were the twin sons ...

Just like celestial clockwork, the Earth, in its orbit around the sun, has swung in the direction of the constellation Gemini the Twins. It’s on the rise in the early evening eastern sky just to ...

At this moment, it forms a conspicuous triangle with two nearby bright stars, Castor and Pollux, in the constellation Gemini. To echo H.A. Rey in his classic "The Stars — A New Way to See Them": ...

A meteor (left) from the Geminids meteor shower enters the Earth’s atmosphere past the stars Castor and Pollux (two bright stars, right) on Dec. 12, 2009, above Southold in Suffolk County, New York.

A meteor (left) from the Geminids meteor shower enters the Earth’s atmosphere past the stars Castor and Pollux (two bright stars, right) on Dec. 12, 2009, above Southold in Suffolk County, New York.

For Mars, you can use Castor and Pollux in Gemini. The Red Planet will cross the border from Gemini into the neighboring constellation Cancer the Crab on April 12.

Just like celestial clockwork, the Earth, in its orbit around the sun, has swung in the direction of the constellation Gemini the Twins. It’s on the rise in the early evening Pottsville eastern ...

Directly south from Castor and Pollux is Procyon in Canis Minor the Lesser Dog. Canis Minor, like Canis Major the Greater Dog, follows Orion the Hunter in the sky - but in no way resembles a dog.