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 ...

Could it be the North Star, Polaris? Definitely not—it might be famous, but it’s actually only the 48th brightest star in the sky. They are, of course, not stars at all, but planets—and two ...