Astronomers measure a star’s brightness using the apparent magnitude system, where lower values indicate brighter stars.

This week’s first small-telescope target is Sirius B, the companion to the night sky’s brightest star, Alpha (α) Canis Majoris. American telescope-maker Alvin Graham Clark discovered that ...

How to spot Adhara in the night sky Adhara is located in the southern celestial hemisphere within the constellation Canis Major, famously home to Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky.

Don't make the mistake of thinking that Polaris is the brightest star in the night sky. It's not. It's merely the 48th brightest. The brightest is Sirius, the “Dog Star,” which rises in November.

The tradition of star chart mapping in Africa extends far back in history, suggesting that ancient African cultures were keen ...

The brightest star in the nighttime sky, Sirius, or the Dog Star, greatly outshines its white dwarf companion, Sirius B. At 8.6 light-years away, Sirius B is the nearest known white dwarf star to ...