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10 brightest stars in the sky When you go out at night, do you remember to look up at the beautiful sky full of stars? Have you ever asked yourself which is the brightest star? For those who have no idea about stars and their names, here are top 10 brightest stars in the sky. Sirius Sirius is the brightestRead more

What is it a star The universe is a fascinating and wondrous place. Little sparks of light twinkling in the night sky. Stars have been around for a long time. Nobody knows exactly how many of them there are in our night sky, but there are at least 400 billion in the Milky Way alone. To quantify how many thereRead more

What's in the name There are trillions of stars in the sky and the majority of them are nameless. In astronomy, most of the accepted star names are Arabic, a few are Greek and some are of unknown origin. Typically only brightest stars have names. Very old star names originated in the Arabian Peninsula more than a thousand years agoRead more