Did you know that "Gemini" means "twins" in Latin? The constellation is linked to the Greek mythological twins Castor and Pollux.

 Did you know that "Gemini" means "twins" in Latin? The constellation is linked to the Greek mythological twins Castor and Pollux. 

Geminis are born between May 21 and June 21. The word “Gemini” comes from the Latin word meaning “twins,” which suggests there are two sides to a Gemini.

If you have this star sign or know someone who does, we’ll let you decide whether that’s true!

Regardless of how many sides they have, nobody ever gets bored when a Gemini is around.

They are playful, funny, and care a lot about their friends.

Gemini doesn’t take life too seriously – no wonder they are such great company.

• Gemini was among the 48 ancient constellations first listed by astronomer Ptolemy, in his 2nd century Almagest.
• The zodiacal constellation of Gemini remains one of the 88 modern constellations, being the 30th largest in the sky, occupying an area of 514 square degrees.
• The name Gemini comes from Latin, and it translates to twins. The constellation is associated with the mythological twin's Castor and Pollux in Greek mythology.
• The brightest star’s in Gemini bear the twin’s name, with Pollux being the brightest star in the constellation with an apparent magnitude of 1.14, while Castor is the second-brightest at 1.93.
• Pollux is the closest giant star to us, situated at only 34 light-years away, and it also has an exoplanet orbiting around it. Pollux is also the 18th brightest star in the night sky.
• Castor is the 23rd brightest star in the night sky, and it is actually a star system comprised out of two A-class main-sequence stars, an Am star, and three other stars.
• Currently, around 8 stars have been confirmed to host planets in Gemini.
• There is only one Messier object in the constellation of Gemini, the open cluster Messier 35.
• Two meteor showers are associated with Gemini, the Geminids, and the Rho Geminids.
• Other noteworthy stars in Gemini are Alhena, Wasat, Mebsuta, Mekbuda, Propus, Kappa Geminorum, Nu Geminorum, 38 Geminorum, U Geminorum, or Tejat.
• Several interesting deep-sky objects are present in Gemini, such as the Eskimo Nebula, the Medusa Nebula, the Jellyfish Nebula, or the open cluster NGC 2158, and neutron star Geminga.