What is the brightest star in the sky tonight?

Sirius, also known as the Dog Star or Sirius A, is the brightest star in Earth's night sky. The name means "glowing" in Greek. With a visual magnitude of -1.46, the star is outshone only by several planets as well as the International Space Station. read more

In June 2018, the sky’s 2 brightest planets can be seen in the same sky! The brightest planet Venus blazes in the west after sunset. Meanwhile, Jupiter – 2nd-brightest – is ascending in the east. As night passes, Venus will set, and Jupiter will ascend higher in the sky. Photo by Peter Lowenstein in Mutare, Zimbabwe. read more

If you can’t see them, use the bright star Antares to guide you to the Crown of the Scorpion when the moon drops out the evening sky in July. On June 24, 2018, the waxing moon is near the head of Scorpius. read more