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A pole star is a visible star that is approximately aligned with the axis of rotation of an astronomical body; that is, a star whose apparent position is close to one of the celestial poles. On Earth , a pole star would lie directly overhead when viewed from the North or the South Pole .
In antiquity, Polaris was not yet the closest naked-eye star to the celestial pole, and the entire constellation of Ursa Minor was used for navigation rather than any single star. Polaris moved close enough to the pole to be the closest naked-eye star, even though still at a distance of several degrees, in the early medieval period, and ...
The Texas Longhorns football team competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), representing the University of Texas in the Big 12 Conference. Since the establishment of the team in 1893, Texas has appeared in 62 bowl games with a record of 33-27-2. Included in these games are two BCS National Championship Game ...
"With 3:12 to play in the third quarter of the Georgia vs. Texas game, Texas intercepted a pass at the Texas 46-yard line and returned it to the Texas 9-yard line.
The accused drunk driver veered off the road, striking the light pole that landed on top of the 17-year-old girl, police said. Teen dies after accused drunk driver topples light pole onto her ...
The second of three stories about Texas movie stars. The actors in this group started their careers after 1960. 'The stars at night are big and bright': Deep in the heart of Texas movie stars post ...
A Planet for Texans (also published as Lone Star Planet) is a science-fiction novel written by Henry Beam Piper and John Joseph McGuire. It was first published in the March 1957 issue of Fantastic Universe as Lone Star Planet and first published in book form in Ace Double D-299 in 1958.
Pole star, polestar or polar star may refer to: Pole star, a bright star that is approximately aligned with the axis of rotation of a planet Polaris, North Pole star of the Earth; Polestar, a monument in Letterkenny; Polestar, the company of Philip Segal; Polestar, developer of the Japan-exclusive game Magical Pop'n