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Dog Days Defined

  • August 8, 2014
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

The expression “dog days of summer” comes from ancient times, when people thought the midsummer heat was caused by the sun rising at about the same time as Sirius, aka the Dog Star. Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky … but it doesn’t make the Earth any hotter.

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