Northern Star Explained

Northern star is a term for the star Polaris.

Northern star(s) may also refer to:

Books and newspapers

• The Northern Star, a newspaper in New South Wales, Australia
• Northern Star, a South Australian newspaper that became The Kapunda Herald
• Northern Star (Chartist newspaper), 1837–1852
• Northern Star (Northern Illinois University), a student newspaper
• Northern Star (newspaper of the Society of United Irishmen), 1792–1797
• Northern Stars: The Anthology of Canadian Science Fiction, a 2017 anthology edited by David G. Hartwell

Music

• Northern Star Records, a UK based record label
• Northern Star Tour, a 2000 concert tour by Melanie C

Albums

• Northern Star (Groove Armada album), released in 1998
• Northern Star (Melanie C album), released in 1999

Songs

• "Northern Star" (song), a song by Melanie C, 1999
• "Northern Star", a song from Hole's 1998 album Celebrity Skin
• "Northern Star", a song by Canadian singer Michel Pagliaro
• "Northern Star", a song from The Amazons 2022 album, How Will I Know if Heaven Will Find Me?

Plays

• Northern Star, a 1984 play by Stewart Parker
• A Northern Star, a play by the Barefoot Theatre Company

Sports

• Northern Stars, a New Zealand netball team
• Northern Stars, an Israeli Football League team
• Northern Stars, an early African-Canadian baseball nine
• TDC Northern Stars, a former UK ice hockey team

Transportation

• MS Celtic Star, a ferry in service as the MS Northern Star with P&O Irish Sea and Dart Line from 2002–2004
• SS Empire Caribou, an American Star Lines Inc. cargo ship in service as the SS Northern Star from 1920–1923
• SS Northern Star, a Shaw-Savill liner operating on the UK–Australasia route (1962–1974)

Other uses

• Northern Star Resources, Australian mining company

See also

• • Estrella del norte (disambiguation) (es|link=no|Star of the North)
• Estrela do Norte (disambiguation) (pt|link=no|Northern Star)
• Étoile du Nord (disambiguation) (fr|link=no|North Star)
• Nordstar (disambiguation)
• Nordstern (disambiguation) (de|link=no|Northstar)
• North Star (disambiguation)
• Northstar (disambiguation)
• Star (disambiguation)
• Star of the North (disambiguation)