Learn how to spot Sirius, Procyon and their canine constellations, and discover the myths and science behind the dog stars.

Learn how to find Sirius and Procyon in the evening sky this week. Step-by-step guide includes constellation positions, companion stars and observing times.

The ancient constellation makers must have loved dogs. How do we know? Of the 88 star patterns, three feature canines. The best known are Canis Major and Canis Minor, Latin for the greater and lesser ...

About 4.5 million years ago, a great cosmic dog kicked past our Solar System – and its effects may still be seen today. Astrophysicists calculated that two stars, now located some 400 to 500 ...

In the case of the two celestial hounds of heaven, the constellations Canis Major and Canis Minor, you can blame Orion the Hunter for letting the dogs loose in our starry skies. The constellation ...

In the case of the two celestial hounds of heaven, the constellations Canis Major and Canis Minor, you can blame Orion the Hunter for letting the dogs loose in our starry skies. The constellation ...