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 ...

These next few weeks will give us heatwaves and lethargic afternoons, but what exactly are the “Dog Days of Summer?” Well, every story needs its star, and this story’s star is Sirius.

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 ...

Here’s how it works. Sirius, also known as the Dog Star or Sirius A, is the brightest star in Earth's night sky. The name means "glowing" in Greek — a fitting description, as only a few ...

In honor of the dog days of summer, Retro Indy delves into the IndyStar archives for pics of man's best friend.

You thought the brightest star is Polaris, right? Or one of the stars in Orion? Nope! Sirius—the “Dog Star”—never seems to get the recognition it deserves. It’s the brightest star in the ...

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 ...

This is Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky. Long known as the Dog Star, it’s the leading light of the constellation Canis Major, the Great Dog, which loyally follows the great hunter ...

The Dog Star is another name for Sirius, as it is part of the Canis Majoris, or "Big Dog" constellation. It's close to Orion's belt, the Christian Science Monitor reports, and for those living in ...