The dog days of summer” may seem to refer to the hottest days of the year, but the origin of the phrase is actually a little ...

Sirius, one of the nearest stars to our solar system, will be briefly occulted by a three mile-wide asteroid called 4388 Jurgen, but only for those inside a narrow path through Mexico, US, and Canada.

The brightest star in the night sky is Sirius, also known as the "Dog Star." Here's when, where and how to see it—and glimpse its rainbow of colors.

The “Dog Days” of summer ended earlier this month and now you can find Sirius, the Dog Star (because it’s in the constellation Canis Major, “The Great Dog”), in the morning sky.

EXCLUSIVE: Benedict Wong (Weapons) has joined the cast of The Dog Stars, Ridley Scott’s post-apocalyptic thriller based on the novel by Peter Heller. Character details are under wraps.

Entertainment "The Dog Stars," by Peter Heller By Jeff Glor January 3, 2013 / 4:05 PM EST / CBS News Random House, Tory Reed Jeff Glor talks to Peter Heller about "The Dog Stars." ...

Our narrator and guide to this not-so-brave new world is Hig, a pilot, who lives in an abandoned airport in Colorado with his old dog, Jasper, sleeping under the stars and making up constellations ...

The hero of the The Dog Stars is a man called Hig. For nine long years big Hig has done the terrible things he needed to in order to survive, but it has taken its toll on his soul. There comes a ...