The constellations march ever westward ... the brightest of these is Regulus, a blue-white first magnitude star, 79 light ...

The Big Dipper is an asterism in the constellation Ursa Major (the Great ... Elizabeth's reporting includes multiple exclusives with the White House, leading world coverage about a lost-and ...

And front and center right now appears one of the most familiar and easy-to-find star groupings: the Big ... Dipper's handle past Arcturus and you'll soon come to Spica, with more of a bluish ...

Anyone who enjoys gazing at the night sky probably has a few favorite star patterns they like to look for: The Big Dipper, for example, or Orion’s belt. But those familiar shapes that many of us ...

As soon as darkness falls these evenings, step outside and look skyward. What is the most prominent and easiest star pattern to recognize? If you live in the Northern Hemisphere you only need to ...

We've always called it the Big Dipper, though it's not officially one of the 88 constellations. It marks the flank and tail of Ursa Major, the Greater Bear. Nevertheless, it's one of the most ...

The above GIF shows how the Big Dipper, perhaps the most recognizable constellation in the sky, has changed over the past 100,000 years and will change over the next 100,000. The time spans ...

This week on Star Watch, you will slowly be able to see the moon get a little fuller each night as well as a chance to see the constellation the Big Dipper. As we head through the overnight ...

Here's How You Can See It GoingBy Jamie Carter However, those stars of the “Big Dipper”/”Plough” are only part of a much larger and more impressive constellation of a bear. Do “bear ...

The Big Dipper is part of the constellation Ursa Major, the Big Bear. The front two stars of the dipper are Mirak and Dubhe. They come in handy in helping to find the North Star. The pair are ...