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 ...

That star, named Polaris, is the brightest in the constellation of Ursa Minor, "The Little Bear".

But I am as constant as the Northern Star”, says Julius Caesar in the play Shakespeare named after him. He was making a ...

Familiarly termed "Cam" and "Ursa Major," his personality was interesting ... but kept a few clever nags, pictures and art objects, and music. His social life and personal habits, so far as ...

It is located 11.6 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Ursa Major. The galaxy's spiral arms, which wind all the way down into its nucleus, are made up of young, bluish, hot stars ...

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 ...

W hen astronomers first spotted Ursa Major III/UNIONS 1, it caused a little excitement. The group of stars at the edge of the Milky Way, not adding up to much more than 16 solar masses, appeared to be ...

When astronomers first spotted Ursa Major III/UNIONS 1, it caused a little excitement. The group of stars at the edge of the Milky Way, not adding up to much more than 16 solar masses, appeared to ...

In this episode, Astronomy magazine Editor Dave Eicher invites you to head out and observe a planetary nebula in the constellation Ursa Major the Great Bear. Amateur astronomers call it the Owl ...

The DOJ, for instance, dropped major lawsuits previously brought against Texas and Georgia. The new ruling from the 8th US Circuit Court of Appeals covers the seven midwestern states covered in ...

These small galaxies are somewhat hard to detect in or near the plane of the Milky Way (thus, the uncertainty about the number); one such galaxy is the Ursa Minor Dwarf Galaxy. It was discovered ...

A wedding guest received the surprise of her life when her partner popped the question during her friend’s wedding reception in a video that has amassed over 2.5 million views online. The ...