NORFOLK, Va. — As temperatures soar and the sun blazes, we find ourselves in the middle of the "Dog Days of Summer." These next few weeks will give us heatwaves and lethargic afternoons, but what ...

Sirius, also called the Dog Star, is the brightest star in Earth's night sky. Shining more brilliantly than any other star visible from Earth (excluding our sun, of course), Sirius is outshone only by ...

Since 1986 I have had an affiliation with the Hayden Planetarium in New York. My "official" title there is "Associate and Guest Lecturer." Indeed, through all of these years I given scores of ...

Our January night sky offers up some really amazing sights and some that are better viewed from remote locations. What about something that is equally fascinating and visible from the brightly lit ...

With San Antonio temperatures this week reaching some of their highest levels of the year, you might think this is what they mean by “the dog days of summer.” Well, you’d be wrong: The dog days ...

Although the dog days of summer traditionally has referred to the hottest days of the year, the days are actually a specific period: July 3 to Aug. 11 every year. The phrase, though, can be traced ...

Some people probably believe that the twinkling effect is produced by the stars themselves, but that is not the case at all. Since 1986 I have had an affiliation with the Hayden Planetarium in New ...