Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. Can you find the so-called “North Star” or “Pole Star?” Actually called Polaris, it's one of the best-known stars in the ...

So, on Earth, the North Star is our pole star and it has been extremely useful for people living here for millennia. This begs the question, do other planets have pole stars or are we somehow lucky?

Venus appears low in the evening sky, guiding us to Saturn. Jupiter makes an attractive sight below the Hyades and Mars remains a fine sight.