Possibly one of the best-known constellations in the northern sky, Ursa Major—or the Great Bear—contains an asterism of seven ...

The Big Dipper’s stars With an apparent magnitude of 1.79, Dubhe (Alpha [α] Ursae Majoris) is the second-brightest star in Ursa Major and the 33rd brightest star in the night sky.

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 ...

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 ...

Long after “the day the music died,” the timeless crooning of “Big Bopper” J.P. Richardson, Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens ...

There is 1 North Star League - Big Dipper (8 Man) high school football game in Michigan on Friday, November 8, 2024. The first game, Inland Lakes vs Alcona, starts at .

Robert, famously known by his nickname 'Dipper', also won the Brownlow Medal in 1986. He was known for his big moustache and also being heavily crunched by AFL legend Gary Ablett in the first ...