Mid-winter in the Northern Hemisphere is a great time to catch up on some seldom-observed open star clusters. This week’s sextet lies within the boundaries of the constellation Canis Major the Great ...

In a UK first, three Brits have been infected with Brucella canis — a disease usually confined to dogs imported from Eastern Europe. The unidentified cases caught the bacterial infection after contact ...

Three Britons have contracted a rare disease usually confined to dogs. Brucella canis, a bacterial infection that causes pain, lameness and infertility in canines has spread to three people in the UK.

Two nights ago, Venus sported a small, weakly-colored corona. Coronas form when light is diffracted or scattered by tiny ice droplets ( or occasionally ice crystals) in high clouds. Notice that the ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A canine disease that has rarely been reported in humans has been ...

Brucella canis is a bacterial disease that's incurable in dogs and causes infertity, mobility, and fatigue issues in the canines. Recently, the disease was in focus after it infected humans in UK.

High in the south this evening is Canis Minor the Little Dog, shining above the bright star Sirius, which lies closer to the horizon. True to its name, the Little Dog is a little constellation, ...