Sirius, the Dog Star

The brightest star in the northern night sky, Sirius is actually a binary star system 8.7 light-years away in the constellation Canis Major.

Radio Programs

 White Dwarfs II Stretching the light of a dead star Thursday, February 2, 2012
Sirius B A close companion for a bright star Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Sirius A close, bright stellar neighbor Monday, January 30, 2012
The Big Dog Biting into a bright constellation Sunday, January 29, 2012
Brightest Lights Cutting off a slice of the sky Saturday, January 21, 2012
The Big Dog A constellation with a bite Friday, March 25, 2011
Sirius The long path to a nearby star Sunday, January 16, 2011
Chasing Dogs Chasing a pair of dogs Saturday, September 25, 2010
Bright and Brightest Lining up a pair of sparklers Sunday, February 7, 2010
Dog Stars Challenging the leader of the pack Saturday, January 16, 2010
Dog Days The Dog Days of summer Friday, August 7, 2009
Guiding Light Guiding a path through the solar system Saturday, January 10, 2009
Sirius B The dead companion of a bright neighbor Friday, January 9, 2009
Distance to Sirius Remeasuring the distance to a star Thursday, January 8, 2009
Sirius Turning up the heat Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Chasing Dogs Chasing a pair of stellar "dogs" Sunday, December 7, 2008
Dual Personalities A star with two personalities Sunday, July 20, 2008
Dog Days Assigning blame for the Dog Days Saturday, July 19, 2008
Outshining the Dog Stars that outshine the Dog Star Sunday, March 9, 2008
Sirius B A faint stellar corpse Thursday, February 21, 2008

Featured Images

Sirius B, the white-dwarf companion to Sirius, compared to the size of Earth
 Stellar Afterlife Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Dog and Pup Show Thursday, January 5, 2006

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