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 ...

Now shining at a magnitude of around +10 in the constellation of Ursa Major, “The Great Bear,” SN 2023ixf can be found in the outskirts of one of the most beautiful galaxies in the northern ...

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 ...

The Hubble Deep Field, shown here, is a patch of sky in the constellation of Ursa Major the Great Bear. It was originally chosen because it was an empty and apparently blank patch of sky - so no ...

The Arctic is vital to the strategic defense of the United States, which is why there are three USAF bases in Alaska.

Finding Ursids is also pretty easy. It radiates out from the Little Dipper, one of the most familiar constellations in the night sky and part of the Ursa Major constellation. It'll be way up in ...

The leaves have been rapidly changing colors and, with the help of the wind, many trees are already shedding their leaves. Through the years, I held a state game lands tour on one Sunday during the ...

And, of course, The Big Dipper, an asterism (grouping of stars) within the Ursa Major Great Bear constellation, or Great Bear, is something that can be seen with the unaided eye — so the task of ...

By contrast, the Orionids won’t fare as well. The American Meteor Society forecasts the Moon will be 83 percent full when the ...

When I was a teenager, I received a celestial map of the northern hemisphere. These maps helped me learn the basic ...

The famous chocolate cake from the television show The Bear features an airy chocolate mousse layered between a fudgy chocolate cake and topped with a rich chocolate frosting. Though made famous ...

If things are so hectic in your household that you can’t remember the last time you took a break for some family fun, perhaps it’s time to revisit an important concept: Time is like money.