Articles for tag: celestial navigation, night sky, North Star, Polaris

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Whats So Special About The North Star ( Polaris)

Suhail Ahmed

  Every night in the Northern Hemisphere, a quiet sentinel waits above the horizon: Polaris, the North Star. It isn’t the brightest jewel in the sky, yet for centuries it has anchored maps, myths, and the mathematics of navigation. Sailors once staked their lives on it; astronomers still test cosmic yardsticks against it. Beneath its ...

The Star Constellations That Influence Animal Migration

The Star Constellations That Influence Animal Migration

Andrew Alpin

Nature has been weaving an extraordinary cosmic tapestry for millions of years, one that many creatures still rely on today. While you’re scrolling through GPS apps on your phone, countless animals are looking up at the same stars that guided ancient mariners across treacherous seas. Their natural navigation systems put our modern technology to shame, ...

The Zodiac Signs Most Connected to the Night Sky

The Zodiac Signs Most Connected to the Night Sky

Andrew Alpin

When you look up at the starry canvas above, something remarkable unfolds. Those ancient patterns traced by our ancestors aren’t just random collections of twinkling lights. They represent a deeper connection between our place on Earth and the cosmic dance happening around us. Among all the constellations scattered across the celestial sphere, the zodiac signs ...

Photo of the constellation Lupus produced by NOIRLab in collaboration with Eckhard Slawik

Nova V462 Lupi Ignites the Skies: A Rare Stellar Explosion Captivates Earth

April Joy Jovita

A spectacular astronomical event has unfolded in the southern constellation of Lupus as a newly discovered nova, V462 Lupi, surged into view this June. Initially recorded on June 12, 2025, by the All-Sky Automated Survey for Supernovae (ASAS-SN), the nova has rapidly brightened to naked-eye visibility, stunning both professional astronomers and casual skywatchers alike. With ...