Many people grow up believing the Big Dipper is a constellation, but it's not. It's an asterism - a small, eye-catching, connect-the-dots pattern made of stars lying either within a single ...

The summer stars have driven the winter constellations over the sunset horizon, and even the “springy” form of Leo, the lion, has moved into the west. Behind Leo comes brilliant Arcturus, the ...

On any clear night, find the stars of the Big Dipper high in the northern sky. Trace the Big Dipper's handle of stars in a curve to Arcturus, a bright, reddish star above the eastern horizon.

Here's how to easily find the "North Star:" Find the Big Dipper—seven bright stars—Alkaid (at the tip of the tail, highest in the sky), Mizar, Alioth, Megrez, Phecda, Merak and Dubhe (at the ...

This Hubble image shows part of planetary nebula Caldwell 2 (NGC 40). Gas is expanding from the central star, which is at the ...

This week comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) has been passing the Big Dipper, that famous shape of seven bright stars in the northern hemisphere’s night sky. You’ll likely need a pair of binoculars or a ...

There is 1 North Star - Big Dipper high school girls basketball game in Michigan today. The first game, Whittemore-Prescott vs Rogers City, starts at .

Star watchers have good reasons – besides the usual one – to celebrate on July 4th. First, we get a new moon, which means we can watch stars and planets at any time of night without ...