The Big Dipper (Ursa Major or Big Bear in Latin) is the most recognized constellation in the Northern Hemisphere.

In the case of the Big Dipper, it’s part of the constellation Ursa Major the Great Bear. While the Big Dipper is visible year round from many places, its orientation in the sky changes through ...

But arkticus means north because it is a reference to the Great Bear constellation, which we know today as The Big Dipper. The Big Dipper (Ursa Major or Big Bear in Latin) is the most-recognized ...

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The first meteor shower of the year peaks on the night of January 2–3. Here’s everything you need to know to watch it and the ...

People in Northern California will get a chance to view the Quadrantid meteor shower, but only if they are up to either waking up early or staying up really late.

Stargazers in the northern hemisphere are in for an out-of-this-world holiday light show this weekend. The Ursids, the final ...