At around 10 p.m. local daylight time on these warm June evenings, face north and look overhead to see the seven stars that compose the famous Big Dipper. At this time of the year, the handle appears ...

Look for this pair of stars in the night sky. You probably already know how to spot the seven stars in the sky that make up the famous Big Dipper. But did you know that one of the stars in its handle ...

The Big Dipper and Cassiopeia are easy to find in the sky during late summer and early autumn. Credit: Creators.com illustration Two easy-to-find star groupings appear during late summer and early ...

The Big Dipper is not only one of the easiest-to-find star groupings but one that can be used as a tool to find others. Credit: Creators.com illustration Spring has sprung in the Earth’s Northern ...

Some of my earliest stargazing memories involve the same seven stars. Whether you call it the Plough or the Big Dipper – or even the saucepan, the panhandle or the wagon – the stars that form this ...

A NASA spacecraft on its way to Jupiter has snapped what may be the farthest-flung photo ever of the famed Big Dipper star pattern. The Juno probe was already beyond the orbit of Mars when it took the ...

Mizar, a star in the Big Dipper's handle, has a tiny companion. This star, Alcor, was known to the ancients. The pair was popularly known as the "Horse and Rider." At around 10 p.m. local daylight ...