Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Stars near the north celestial pole circle the North Star, Polaris. Photographed in the Eastern Sierra Nevada, Calif. Vahé ...

Every community has a tourist attraction everyone knows about but locals never visit. Perhaps it’s because it’s always there and can be seen anytime. And yet “anytime” often ends up translating to ...

A week ago I made a 45-minute time exposure of the southern sky featuring the planet Mars. As the Earth rotated on its axis, the stars trailed across the sky. But take a closer look at the photo and ...

Like a turning wheel, the great celestial dome rotates over our heads every day and night. In fact it rotates under our feet too but there’s a planet forever blocking our view (the one you’re standing ...

Ask an average person to name a star and chances are they’ll come up with the North Star. Without a doubt that’s one of the best known stars in the night sky, but "North Star" is just a nickname. Its ...