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 the ...

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 ...

MOSCOW, December 27. /TASS/. The fate of two crew members of Ursa Major, who were missing during the evacuation following a terrorist attack on the cargo ship in the Mediterranean, is still ...

Ursa Major, also known as the Great Bear, is a constellation in the northern sky, whose associated mythology likely dates back into prehistory. Its Latin name means "greater (or larger ...

MADRID, December 27. /TASS/. Russian sailors that survived the crash of the Ursa Major freighter near the Spanish coast, departed from Madrid to Russia, the Russian embassy in Spain said.

The Plough, sometimes known as The Big Dipper, is one of the most famous ... This asterism is in the constellation of Ursa Major which translates to the 'big bear'. 1. Look towards the northern ...

A Russian vessel, Ursa Major, sank in the Mediterranean after an explosion, leaving two crew members missing. The ship was operated by Oboronlogistika, a Russian Defence Ministry-affiliated ...

The crisis center of the Russian Foreign Ministry said the vessel, Ursa Major, sank south of Spain after a blast in the engine room. It was traveling through the Mediterranean after traversing the ...