In the case of the Big Dipper, it’s part of the constellation Ursa Major the Great ... s one of the “pointer stars” that skygazers use to locate Polaris, the North Star.

Ursa Minor is a much smaller, dimmer constellation than the much more well-known Ursa Major—the Great ... directly above the North Pole, which is known as the North Star. The Ursids can ...

Ursa Major is visible all year round from the UK ... This star is called Polaris and is also known as the North Star. It lies above the North Pole of the Earth and will show you which way north ...

Ursa Major had left St Petersburg 12 days ago and sailed via the North Sea and English Channel. If it was going to Syria it would likely have been due to call at Tartus, where the Russian naval ...

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 ...

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The Ursa Major had set off from St Petersburg 12 days ago, sailing via the North Sea and English Channel. The explosion that caused it to sink was in the engine room. Spanish news outlet La Verdad ...

A Russian cargo vessel, the Ursa Major, exploded and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Spain on December 23, after a catastrophic explosion in its engine room. The explosion caused ...

The Ursa Major sank between Spain and Algeria “after an explosion in the engine room”, the ministry’s crisis centre said on Tuesday. The vessel, built in 2009, was controlled by ...