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Learn about the history and origin of star names, and the IAU-approved list of 471 stars with modern proper names. Find out the constellation, designation, and pronunciation of each star name in the table.
Learn about the various myths and legends from different cultures that explain the origin and meaning of the Milky Way, the bright streak of stars across the night sky. Compare and contrast the stories of Armenian, Aboriginal, Cherokee, Eastern Asian, Egyptian, Finno-Ugric, Greek, Hindu, Inuit, Japanese, Korean, Maori, Norse, Polynesian, and Roman mythology.
A Chinese mythological tale of the romance between Zhinü (the weaver girl) and Niulang (the cowherd), who are separated by the Milky Way and reunited by magpies once a year. Learn about the origin, variations, and cultural influence of this story across Asia and beyond.
Pronounced sit-lah-lee, this fun-to-say girl’s name meaning ‘star’ is of Aztec origin. 93. Galatea. A moon of Neptune and a feminine name of Greek origin meaning ‘one who is milk-white.’ 94.
The Milky Way is the galaxy that includes the Solar System, with a diameter of 26.8 ± 1.1 kiloparsecs (87,400 ± 3,600 light-years ). It is a barred spiral galaxy with a supermassive black hole at its center and many satellite galaxies.
Cygnus is a northern constellation on the plane of the Milky Way, deriving its name from the Latinized Greek word for swan. It features the Northern Cross asterism, the bright star Deneb, and the first black hole discovered, Cygnus X-1.
Altair is the twelfth-brightest star in the night sky and one of the vertices of the Summer Triangle asterism. It is an A-type main-sequence star that rotates rapidly and varies slightly in brightness due to stellar pulsations.
The Origin of the Milky Way by Jacopo Tintoretto.. The myth of the milk of Hera (Ancient Greek: Ἥρας γάλα, romanized: Hḗras gala) is an ancient Greek myth and explanation of the origin of the Milky Way within the context of creation myths.