Quasar 0957+561, the first known gravitationally lensed quasar, lies near NGC 3079 in Ursa Major. Here's how to find and ...

Hotel Ursa in Orono has launched a celestial experience with Shawn Laatsch, a pioneer of the world’s first 3-D stereoscopic ...

An image of the night sky in the northern hemisphere in autumn showing the constellations Cassiopeia and Ursa Major.(Image credit: Alan Dyer/VW PICS/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) ...

The Big Dipper, for example, is part of Ursa Major, and Orion’s Belt is just a section of Orion. Today, astronomers officially recognize 88 constellations, dividing up the entire night sky.

The seven bright stars in Ursa Major are the most recognisable star pattern in the sky, Nigel Henbest writes ...

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

JOHN MACLEOD: From Ursa Major to the Orion Nebula, how I learned to love the sky at night By JOHN MACLEOD FOR THE SCOTTISH DAILY MAIL Published: 18:13 EDT, 3 April 2024 | Updated: 18:16 EDT, 3 ...

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.

Spot overlapping meteor showers this month, along with the Moon sharing the sky with some of the brightest planets.

What To See In The Night Sky This Week: May 15-21, 2023 This week is arguably the very best for stargazing during May 2023. Why? It’s New Moon, which means dark night skies all week.

Comet 13P/Olbers will make its return to the night sky this July, marking the first time in 69 years that it’s been able to be seen from Earth. According to experts at Star Walk, while faint ...

The brightest planets in the night sky will shine as the 'planet parade' continues throughout February, plus be on the lookout for the Moon to join the line-up, and for Saturn to 'tag' Mercury in ...