So, on Earth, the North Star is our pole star and it has been extremely useful for people living here for millennia. This begs the question, do other planets have pole stars or are we somehow lucky?

Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. Can you find the so-called “North Star” or “Pole Star?” Actually called Polaris, it's one of the best-known stars in the ...

The answer, you will not be surprised to learn, depends on the planet in question. The presence of a pole star in the northern hemisphere, and its absence in the south, is a historical coincidence.

Boric led the historic two-day trip, named Operation Pole Star III, to extend the environmental monitoring of pollutants on Antarctica, Chile’s government said in a statement. He travelled with ...