Ursa Major, also known as the Great Bear, is the third-largest constellation in the sky. We explore this well-known constellation in more detail here.

The fact that the Big Dipper formed a bear to Native Americans and to the cultures of the Old World and Siberia suggests that Ursa Major is a piece of Stone Age culture dating to at least 8,000 to ...

This image shows the constellation Ursa Major the Great Bear. The seven brightest stars (at upper left) are the Big Dipper. Credit: Tony Hallas ...

The stars of the Ursa Major constellation can be used to find its smaller sibling, Ursa Minor. . | Credit: Made in Canva by ...

The seven brightest stars of the constellation Ursa Major, the Great Bear, form this well-known asterism which is known as the Big Dipper. Photograph by Jamie Cooper.

Ursa Major is one of the largest constellations in our night skies. The four stars that outline the pot of the Dipper make up the hind end of the Big Bear and the handle is the stretched-out tail ...

Every February we come face to face with Ursa Major the Great Bear. He's a friendly bruin, but on these biting nights you'll need to dress warmly to see him. Although a little early for real bears ...

With the constellation Ursa Major high in the sky, late April presents an ideal opportunity to spot the 'Three Leaps of the Gazelle' asterism - a set of three stellar pairings hanging below the ...

The seven brightest stars in the constellation Ursa Major comprise one of the brightest and most recognized star patterns in the night sky: the Big Dipper or Plough. The five stars between (but ...

Ursa Major is one of the largest constellations in the heavens, and the Big Dipper is the brightest part, making up the rear end and the tail of the bear. This is a great time to see the nearly ...