Today, we call it the Big Dipper. By connecting stars in the constellation Ursa Major in a different way, you can see the rough shape of a bear. Ursa Major means "Great Bear" in Latin, but many ...

It is visible all year round from the UK. This asterism is in the constellation of Ursa Major which translates to the 'big bear'. 1. Look towards the northern horizon if you know your direction ...

Probably the most familiar is the Big Dipper, seven bright stars within the northern constellation Ursa Major the Great Bear.

What an autumn it’s been for stargazing all around the world. Between the frequent Aurora and Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas and all ...

Astronomy is a science and a hobby that loves long words, acronyms, and abbreviations. At times, listening to someone talking ...

Now shining at a magnitude of around +10 in the constellation of Ursa Major, “The Great Bear,” SN 2023ixf can ... very close to the handle of the Big Dipper asterism in the northern night ...

Pick-out some constellations—the Big Dipper, its parent constellation Ursa Major and Leo are perfectly placed in the “shooting stars zone”—and you’ll probably see one or two of the Lyrids.

NGC 4836: An intermediate spiral galaxy located in the constellation Virgo, it was discovered by German astronomer Wilhelm Tempel in 1882. NGC 6355: It is a globular cluster located in the ...

Massive grizzly bear "The Boss" seemed to have lost his bearings earlier this week.He was spotted by a local nature ...

Ursa Major has landed a follow-on contract award with America Makes to qualify its copper additive manufacturing process for hypersonic flight. Ursa Major, a Colorado-based rocket propulsion ...

They both caught one of five specially stocked rainbow trout worth $10,000 each! Big Bear bald eagles Jackie, Shadow care for 3 eggs waiting to hatch One of Big Bear eagles' eggs no longer viable ...

Sunny with a high of 46 °F (7.8 °C). Winds from N to NNE at 21 to 28 mph (33.8 to 45.1 kph). Night - Clear. Winds variable at 7 to 17 mph (11.3 to 27.4 kph). The overnight low will be 24 °F (-4 ...