A disappearing plane and a disease's sudden spread. Legalizations, celebrations â and the inexplicable attraction of a dumped bucket of ice water. These are some of the stories that dominated 2014. Now we want your choices.
The brightest star, as viewed from Earth, is Sirius, and it appears bluish-white to the human eye. It is classified as an A1Vm star and shares the color spectrum with other class-A stars.
Leoâs brightest star, Regulus, is a sparkling blue-white beauty of a star. Itâs located at the bottom of the backwards question mark pattern and depicts the Lionâs heart. A triangle of stars in eastern Leo represents the Lionâs hindquarters and tail.