Sirius, in the constellation Canis Major, is the brightest star in the sky. It’s twice as massive as the Sun. Canopus, the ...

It holds the northernmost spot in the “winter circle” (or “winter hexagon”), a pattern of some of the brightest stars visible during the cold months. Rigel illuminates the Witch Head ...

The Orionid meteor shower will peak this week as Earth busts through a stream of meteoroids left in the inner solar system by ...

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Once a person asked his friend, "Which is the brightest star in the sky?" At first, his friend gave him a puzzled look (not everyone is an astronomy fan), but he still answered "The North Star." ...

They are Rigel, his lower foot and the seventh brightest star. Sirius, the brightest star, is below Rigel to the right and to ...

Rigel Pharmaceuticals (RIGL) shares ended the last trading session 19.7% higher at $16.35. The jump came on an impressive volume with a higher-than-average number of shares changing hands in the ...

Mr. Spock has a curious limp in "The Cage," Star Trek's original pilot episode, Here's what happened to the Vulcan before his ...

Winds of Change: James Webb Space Telescope Reveals Elusive Details in Young Star Systems Oct. 7, 2024 — Planet-forming disks, maelstroms of gas and dust swirling around young stars, are ...

There are lots of exciting upcoming Star Wars games currently in the pipeline! With new releases fast approaching, we'll have plenty of opportunities to venture to a galaxy far, far away.

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