Sirius has been the shiniest star in the sky for a long, long time. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Sirius, also known as ...

Gary Oldman recently told IndieWire that Sirius Black just wasn't in the "Harry Potter" film franchise enough. The Oscar ...

Learn more: You can see a galaxy with the naked eye: Astrotourism is an adventure 'you can't experience from photos' The brightest star in the night sky is the Sirius star. According to NASA ...

To ancient Greeks and Romans, the “dog days of summer” began when Sirius, the brightest star in the constellation Canis Major – Latin for “big dog”–“appears to rise alongside the sun.” ...

The dog days of summer, the period during which the star Sirius rises alongside the sun, run from July 3 to August 11. Ancient people believed that Sirius influenced the weather, among other ...