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Stargazers in the northern hemisphere are in for an out-of-this-world holiday light show this weekend. The Ursids, the final ...

Ursa Major, also known as the Great Bear, is a constellation in the northern sky, whose associated mythology likely dates back into prehistory. Its Latin name means "greater (or larger ...

Top tips for stargazing How to spot famous constellations and asterisms The Plough Ursa Major Ursa Minor Cygnus - a summer constellation Orion - a winter constellation There's nothing better ...

Skywatchers are in for a treat this holiday season with the Ursid meteor shower, peaking on December 21-22. This celestial ...

Another edge-on galaxy long studied by astronomers, the Cigar Galaxy or M82, in the constellation Ursa Major, produces 10 times as many stars as are born in the Milky Way galaxy. That's not the ...

An explosion sank a sanctioned Russian cargo ship in the Mediterranean Sea on Monday night, Russian authorities said, leaving ...

WASHINGTON — Rocket propulsion startup Ursa Major announced Dec. 18 that one of its solid rocket motors completed a successful flight test on a Raytheon-built missile for the U.S. Army.

The astronomical event, which overlaps with the Winter Solstice, is often overlooked because of the winter chill.

And it will be accompanied by a holiday light show from the Ursids, the last major meteor ... the Ursids appear near the Little Dipper, which is part of the constellation Ursa Minor.