Polaris, better known as the North Star, has been humanity’s celestial compass for centuries. Bright, steady, and almost perfectly aligned with Earth’s rotation axis, it’s one of the few stars in the night sky that doesn’t seem to move. The name “Polaris” comes from Latin stella polaris, meaning “polar star.” It has also been called the “Lodestar”, a poetic term meaning “guiding star”. While it has been a guiding star for millennia, modern navigation increasingly relie...
