As one of the largest, most luminous stars in our Milky Way Galaxy, the variable star VY Canis Majoris is a likely candidates for the next naked-eye core-collapse supernova, said Guinan.

Adhara, also known as Epsilon Canis Majoris, is a striking star in the constellation Canis Major. Shining as the second-brightest star in its constellation and the 22nd-brightest star in the night ...

The first is codenamed Canis Majoris, while the other is codenamed Sirius. Canis Majoris and Sirius are the codenames representing two upcoming titles in The Witcher series. CD Projekt Red refers ...