Ursa Major, also known as the Great Bear, is the third-largest constellation in the sky. We explore this well-known constellation in more detail here.

The highly inclined barred spiral M108 in Ursa Major is sometimes called the Surfboard Galaxy. It's not to be missed.

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

Explore the warped spiral galaxy NGC 3718 and its neighbor NGC 3729 — a dynamic duo of deep-sky oddities in the constellation Ursa Major. Skip to content Introducing the all-new Astronomy.com Forum!

With the constellation Ursa Major high in the sky, late April presents an ideal opportunity to spot the 'Three Leaps of the Gazelle' asterism - a set of three stellar pairings hanging below the ...

The constellations Ursa Major and Ursa Minor (Mike Lynch) After evening twilight this time of year, the Big Dipper is perched upside down in the high northern sky.

Astronomers describe Mercury as an "inferior planet", because its orbital path around the sun is much closer than that of ...

The seven brightest stars of the constellation Ursa Major, the Great Bear, form this well-known asterism which is known as the Big Dipper. Photograph by Jamie Cooper.

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.

Topic - Ursa Major Subscribe to this topic via RSS or ATOM. Ursa Major, also known as the Great Bear, is a constellation in the northern sky, whose associated mythology likely dates back into ...

Astra’s new Rocket 4 launch vehicle will use Ursa Major’s Hadley liquid engine to power ... Kemp said the company was especially keen to target mega constellation operators with its higher ...