This week is the best time in May to view the night sky. Here's everything you can see during May's dark skies, from an upside-down bear to some of the oldest stars in the universe.

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More than 100 satellites have been launched from China since August—the first batches of two mega-constellations that are aiming to have about 28,000 satellites combined when they’re completed.

A good way to find Thuban is to locate the bright stars Phecda and Megrez that form part of the 'bowl' of the famous Big Dipper asterism in the constellation Ursa Major, which is located high ...

Of all the constellations we see through the year ... since its stars are as bright as the stars that make up the Big Dipper. By the way, that “W” allegedly outlines the throne that Queen ...

Follow the curve of the Big Dipper’s handle, and you will run into the bright orange star Arcturus in the high southeast sky. Arcturus is the brightest star in the constellation Boötes the ...

Two of the best examples are the Big Dipper and Orion's Belt. Neither is a constellation (the Big Dipper is part of Ursa Major), but both are bright and obvious. They serve as anchor points from ...

Thinking they’d just ridden The Big One, they soon realized they were actually on the Big Dipper instead. Supreme Court refuses to hear Republican lawsuit seeking to roll back voting rights ...

Probably the most famous is positioned almost directly over our heads this week as darkness falls: the Big Dipper. Officially, the Dipper is not a full-fledged constellation, but an asterism ...

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(Reuters) -Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway said on Thursday it more than doubled its stake in alcoholic beverages producer Constellation Brands, while shedding investments in Citigroup and ...