July stargazing is certainly a late show, but it’s worth losing some sleep over because it’s now prime time for summer ...

Most people have never seen the Little Dipper, because most of its stars are too dim to be seen through light-polluted skies.

Its magnitude of 2.44 makes it the sixth-brightest star in Ursa Major. It lies approximately 83 light-years from Earth. Phecda spins rapidly, around 110 miles (178 kilometers) ...

The seven brightest stars in the constellation Ursa Major comprise one of the brightest and most recognized star patterns in the night sky: the Big Dipper or Plough. The five stars between (but ...

Its “pointer” stars, the two stars at the outer edge of the Dipper’s bowl, lead the eye to Polaris, the North Star, which sits at the end of Ursa Minor’s tail.

Ursa Major the Great Bear is back! The brightest stars in the constellation outline the Big Dipper, with the handle as the bruin’s tail.

Once you spot that, you’ve seen one of the front legs of Ursa Major. Unfortunately there are no stars that make up the other front leg. To see that second front leg, you really have to put your ...

5 famous constellations that (almost) anyone can find. From Andromeda to Ursa Major, these cosmic landmarks dominate the sky. Learning how to spot them will turn you into a star gazer.

Arcturus, part of constellation Boötes, is the fourth brightest star in the sky, ... As part of Ursa Major, The Plough makes up the bear's hindquarters and tail high in the North-East sky.

July stargazing is certainly a late show, but it is worth losing some sleep over because it is now prime time for summer ...