Two easy-to-find star groupings appear during late summer and early autumn. You can see them by going outdoors and facing north during early evening hours. Look low in the northwest for the seven ...

You probably already know how to spot the seven stars in the sky that make up the famous Big Dipper. But did you know that one of the stars in its handle has a tiny companion? The pair forms their own ...

The Big Dipper is probably the most familiar constellation in the sky. It is actually part of Ursa Major, the Great Bear. The Little Dipper is the most recognizable part of Ursa Minor, the Little Bear ...

At around 10 p.m. local daylight time on these warm June evenings, face north and look overhead to see the seven stars that compose the famous Big Dipper. At this time of the year, the handle appears ...

The Big Dipper is not only one of the easiest-to-find star groupings but one that can be used as a tool to find others. Credit: Creators.com illustration Spring has sprung in the Earth’s Northern ...

The Big Dipper and Cassiopeia are easy to find in the sky during late summer and early autumn. Credit: Creators.com illustration Two easy-to-find star groupings appear during late summer and early ...

Some of my earliest stargazing memories involve the same seven stars. Whether you call it the Plough or the Big Dipper – or even the saucepan, the panhandle or the wagon – the stars that form this ...

The article describes using the Big Dipper (Ursa Major) as a reference point to locate other prominent spring constellations and stars, including Polaris (North Star) in Ursa Minor. It details the ...

Follow the gazelle's flight from the Lion of Leo. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking space news, the latest updates on ...

Shannon Silverman, an astrophysicist at the Clay Center in Charleston West Virginia, guides us through the cosmos above West Virginia. In episode 6, she tells us about some summer constellations.