Arcturus (at a magnitude of -0.05), one of the few stars mentioned by name in the Bible, is a giant, about 25 times the ...

Most people are familiar with the Big Dipper even if they have little interest in astronomy. It is one of the “circumpolar” ...

If you live in the Northern Hemisphere you only need to look overhead and toward the north where you will find the seven bright stars that comprise the famous Big Dipper. For most sky gazers ...

The stars marking the front of the Big Dipper’s bowl are Dubhe and Merak. These stars serve as pointers, leading you straight down (in this orientation on a spring evening) to the North Star.

And front and center right now appears one of the most familiar and easy-to-find star groupings: the Big Dipper. We in North America call it the Big Dipper, but those in Great Britain know it as ...

If you live in the Northern Hemisphere you only need to look high toward the northwest sky to find the seven bright stars that make up the famous Big Dipper. For most stargazers, the Big Dipper is ...

Most of us can spot the group of stars known as the Plough or the Big Dipper. But there’s more to explore here, says Abigail Beall ...

The Big Dipper is one of the most famous star groupings and one that nearly all stargazers instantly recognize. Notice I didn’t call it a “constellation,” because it’s not a constellation.

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 ...

Probably the most famous is positioned almost directly over our heads this week as darkness falls: the Big Dipper. Interestingly, the ancient Greeks associated the seven stars of the Big Dipper ...