A dim star in the night sky 3,000 light-years from our solar system could soon become visible ... Trace the Big Dipper's ...

Astronomers measure a star’s brightness using the apparent magnitude system, where lower values indicate brighter stars.

The star is also known as Alpha Virginis and is situated around 250 light-years from Earth. Spica is not a single star, but a binary system ... the bright orange star Arcturus, then 'speed ...

NASA reports that T Coronae Borealis, a white dwarf star 3,000 light-years away from the solar system, will likely ... curve of its handle to go "arc to Arcturus," locating the bright star in ...