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 ...

A person standing at the North Pole will find Polaris straight overhead ... Polaris is not visible below the Equator. A local night star map would be helpful for this activity.

That had us wondering: Why is Minnesota the North Star State? And how can we best find it in the sky? Good Question. Jeff Wagner got a unique glimpse into the past that's helping craft our future.

Curti respecting the rise and progress of Cornelius Vanderbilt, Esq., the proprietor of the " North Star:" Until the age of sixteen, Mr. Vanderbilt was brought up on a small farm on Staten Island ...