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 ...

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 ...

Despite what you may believe, the brightest star in the night sky isn't the North Star, although it's probably the most ...

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 ...

But it can be a much different story when we speak of the bright stars, especially in the case of the brightest one of all, Sirius. Its very name appears to be derived directly from the Greek word ...

Early-rising and late-night stargazers in the Northern Hemisphere have a great opportunity right now to see Sirius, Earth’s brightest nighttime star. Sirius can be seen shining high in the sky ...

Here are the ten brightest, as seen from the Northern Hemisphere, with tips on how to spot them. An illustration of the “dog star” Sirius A and its smaller companion Sirius B, nicknamed “the ...

The two brightest nighttime stars available in the Minnesota and Wisconsin sky are Sirius and Arcturus. April is the only month of the year we can enjoy both of them at the same time in the early ...