However the discovery of a companion star, Sirius B, in 1862 surprised astronomers. The star that you can see with the naked eye is called Sirius A, or sometimes just Sirius. Sirius B is 10,000 ...

Could the nearby star Sirius B explode as a type Ia supernova, like some other white dwarf stars in binary star systems have? Bruce Mason Encinitas, California A type Ia supernova occurs when a ...

Orbiting the star once every 50 years is a much dimmer star, called Sirius B, or better yet, "The Pup." Shining at magnitude +8, this star would be easily seen in binoculars but is lost in the ...

The tribe claimed their gods came from Sirius B, a dying star only seen through modern-day telescopes. “In astronomy, it is a known fact that there is a Sirius A and a Sirius B, Sirius A can be ...

but hotter companion star called Sirius B. The latter’s nickname is “the Pup.” The closest known white dwarf star, Sirius B’s mass is the same as that of our Sun, and its radius is ...

Learn more: You can see a galaxy with the naked eye: Astrotourism is an adventure 'you can't experience from photos' The brightest star in the night sky is the Sirius star. According to NASA ...

The Sirius system, about 8.6 light-years from us, does include a white dwarf star (Sirius B) orbiting a companion (Sirius A). However, Sirius B is not close enough to its companion to accrete ...