The North Star Polaris Is Getting Brighter by Nola Taylor Redd, SPACE.com Contributor | January 28, 2014 06:41am ET Photo of Polaris, the North Star and close-up This long-exposure photo (left) shows how the North Star, Polaris, stays fixed in the night sky as other stars appear to move during the night due to Earth's rotation. At right, a close-up of the multi-star Polaris system. Credit: Left image: M. Menefee; Right: N. Carboni; Assembly: D. Majaess