Here we explore some of the brightest stars in our night sky. ... A 2019 study estimated the rotation period at less than 8 hours, resulting in a flattening of Altair's shape by around 20 percent.

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The bright star lower left is Zeta Puppis. Credit: CLEOsat/Oukaimeden Observatory/IAU CPS/A.E. Kaeouach Observation of a BlueWalker 3 pass from Oukaimeden Observatory on Nov. 16 2022.

To an untrained eye, the night sky appears very much a mystery. The multitude of stars that join our planets in populating an evening sky are fairly anonymous. The brightest star, and the nearest ...

20 times. The brightest star is the Sirius star. The Sirius star is also called the Dog star. The Dog star is a part of the Canis Majoris, or "Big Dog" constellation.

Even in Eugene, a tiny city of 100, 000 or so the light dome makes it so you can see, on the clearest darkest night, maybe 40 or 50 of the brightest stars. More options Report Add bookmark Share ...

NASA launches Psyche mission to metal-rich asteroid 08:53. One of the biggest and brightest stars in the night sky will momentarily vanish as an asteroid passes in front of it to produce a one-of ...

Sirius, the brightest star, has a visual magnitude of -1.46. It is part of the constellation Canis Major (the Greater Dog) ...

Betelgeuse, one of the brightest stars in the sky, may have a secret sunlike companion that drives the star’s mysterious six-year-long "heartbeat," new research suggests.