The Big Dipper is probably the most familiar constellation in the sky. It is actually part of Ursa Major, the Great Bear. The Little Dipper is the most recognizable part of Ursa Minor, the Little Bear ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The stars of the Ursa Major ...

Greetings! You might see four planets in your personal sky this week because Mercury is entering the early morning sky. To see Mercury, Mars and Saturn, face east around 5 a.m. Saturn will be almost ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The seven brightest stars of the constellation Ursa Major, ...

Even if you’re new to stargazing, no doubt you’ve seen the seven bright stars that outline the Big Dipper, and this time of year they’re easy to find. As soon as it’s dark enough after sunset, look ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At around 10 p.m. local daylight time on these warm June evenings, face north and look overhead to see the seven stars that ...

It's amazing how stargazing often takes me back to my childhood, when I first gazed upon the night sky with wonder. Back in the early 1960s at my childhood home in Easton, Pennsylvania, my dad would ...