( Nanowerk News) Astronomer Calvin Leung was excited last summer to crunch data from a newly commissioned radio telescope to ...

The "shooting stars" produced by the Ursid meteor shower appear to come from the Ursa Minor constellation, best known as either the Little Bear or the Little Dipper. The Ursids will appear to come ...

The Ursids originate from the bowl of the Little Dipper, also known as the Ursa Minor constellation, near the bright orange star called Kochab, Lunsford said. While the moon rises near midnight ...

This meteor shower is named for its radiant point, which is located near the star Beta Ursae Minoris (Kochab) in the constellation Ursa Minor. William F. Denning, who observed a meteor shower for ...

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Its Latin name means "greater (or larger) bear", referring to and contrasting it with nearby Ursa Minor, the lesser bear. In antiquity, it was one of the original 48 constellations listed by ...