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Polaris Star: How to Spot the North Star in the Night Sky
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 8 months agoPolaris, also known as the North Star, is almost exactly over the celestial North Pole, making it extremely useful for navigation (and for making wishes on, as well).
February night sky: Key dates for moons, comets and stars this month
The Independent UK via AOL· 1 year agoWhat links a 1960s rock musical with the ancient Greeks, and the best way to find your way home at...
These New Viking Expedition Ships Will Sail Longitudinal World Cruises and to the Great Lakes —...
Travel+Leisure via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA closer look at the new Viking Polaris and its sister ship, Octantis. Courtesy of Viking “Go big or...
How does a magnetic compass work? And what happens if you take it to the North Poles?
Advnture via Yahoo News· 6 months agoHow does a magnetic compass work: compass. How does a magnetic compass work? Well, it’s all down to...
New moon of May 2024 tonight welcomes the stars of summer
Space via Yahoo News· 1 month agoA transparent ram is angled head-down on the right, with the transparent limbs of an unidentifiable...
How I created a star trails composite photo at Glastonbury
Digital Camera World via Yahoo News· 10 months agoStar trails around Glastonbury Tor in Somerset, England, captured by astrophotographer Josh Dury We...
Sky Shorts: Time to find 'jewels' of the autumn sky
The Repository via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOne the loveliest sights in our autumnal night sky is the Pleiades star cluster! The Pleiades, known as the seven sisters or Messier 45, is an open star...
The Earth has tilted on its axis differently over the last few decades due to melting ice caps
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNASA's asteroid-bound NEAR spacecraft took this mosaic image of Earth in January 1998.NEAR...
October's new moon brings us a 'ring of fire' solar eclipse
Space via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe moon obscures most of the sun during an annular eclipse, leaving a "ring of fire" visible....
New moon of June 2024 tonight lets Saturn, Mars and Jupiter shine
Space via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoJune 2024 night sky. The new moon of June 2024 occurs tonight, making this a great night to get and...