Canis Major always reminds me of a dancing Snoopy from Charles Schulz’s classic “Peanuts” comics. Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky, marks the dog’s nose in most interpretations.

Sirius is the brightest star in the constellation Canis Major, which is Latin for "greater dog." The ancient Greeks and Romans noticed that during the heart of summer, this star rose and set with ...

Or perhaps it’s because the constellation Sirius is in is rather dim. Canis Major, visible in right now in both hemispheres, is made up of 10 stars—Adhara, Aludra, Amadioha, Atakoraka ...

Amd Sirius is part of the constellation known as Canis Major, or the Big Dog, which is why it is often referred to as the Dog Star. The Egyptian temples were constructed in a way that the light of ...

Known as the Dog Star because of its location in the constellation Canis Major, or the Great Dog, Sirius is so brilliant that it can be visible even in light-polluted areas where other stars are ...

Welcome to the dog days of summer. By traditional reckonings, the “dog days”—the hottest days of the summer in the Northern Hemisphere—run from July 3 to August 11. This year, that period ...

the term "dog days" generally refers to the 40 days beginning on July 5 and ending on August 11 when Sirius, the brightest star in the constellation Canis Major, aligns with the sun. Canis Major ...

Sirius is called the “dog star” because it is the brightest star of the constellation, Canis Major, "The Big Dog," which follows Orion, the great hunter, in the night sky. This time of year ...

Sirius is the brightest star in the constellation Canis Major, Latin for “Greater Dog,” where the term’s relation to canines comes from. The ancient Greeks, then later the Romans ...