NamedLight Blog

A white dwarf is what most stars become at the end of their lives -- including our own Sun. Here's what they are, how they form, and why they matter.

Aquila the Eagle rides the Milky Way in the late summer sky, anchored by Altair — one of the closest bright stars to Earth and one of the fastest-spinning stars you can see with the naked eye.

Yes -- and more people do it than you might expect. Here's what it means to name a star after yourself and why it makes more sense than it sounds.

Shopping for someone who loves space is harder than it sounds. Here are the gifts that actually hold up -- and the ones worth skipping.

Pegasus dominates the autumn sky with one of the most recognizable star patterns of the year -- a giant square of four stars that signals the change of season and anchors one of the richest corners of the sky.