Astronomers say that of the thousands of stars visible to us in the northern hemisphere, Sirius is the brightest of them all.

On a dark and clear night, the sky can seem filled with stars, some shining brighter than others. But a few of those bright ...

Unfortunately, one of its nearest neighbors is Sirius, the brightest star in the sky, and the stunning constellation Orion - ...

The part of the world where we live lies exactly halfway between Earth’s equator and the North Pole. Mid-latitude locations like Minnesota’s feature distinct seasons in which the ...

The next star in the Winter Triangle is Sirius, which happens to be the brightest star in the night sky and the brightest star in the constellation Canis Major, Orion’s big hunting dog.

The next star in the Winter Triangle is Sirius, which happens to be the brightest star in the night sky and the brightest star in the constellation Canis Major, Orion’s big hunting dog.

In March the bright winter constellations of Canis Major, Canis Minor, Orion, Gemini, Taurus and Auriga fill the southern sky stretching all the way to zenith — the point directly overhead. Directly ...

The brightest is the bluish-white star Sirius (magnitude -1.45), in Canis Major the Big Dog; the brightest of all naked-eye stars. Next in brightness is yellow-white Procyon (magnitude +0.37 ...