Mizar, a star in the Big Dipper's handle, has a tiny companion. This star, Alcor, was known to the ancients. The pair was ...

Anyone who enjoys gazing at the night sky probably has a few favorite star patterns they like to look for: The Big Dipper, for example, or Orion’s belt. But those familiar shapes that many of us ...

Orion (Mike Lynch) Orion is full of wonderful ... It’ll track between the Big Dipper and Little Dipper near Polaris, the North Star. I’ll have more next week in Skywatch.

Most of us can spot the group of stars known as the Plough or the Big Dipper. But there’s more to explore here, says Abigail ...

I know I’m not the only Orion lover. Like the Big Dipper, Orion is one of the most recognizable constellations in the night sky. Except that the Big Dipper isn’t actually one of the 88 ...

Mars is four fist-widths above Orion’s belt and Jupiter is almost ... the Big and Little Dippers are in Guam’s summer skies. The Big Dipper is easy to see in the northwestern sky.

Watching the changing phase of the moon is one. Walking out the door and looking up to find Orion's Belt or the Big Dipper is another. Into this category, I'd like to add the Great Diamond ...

This week on Star Watch, you will slowly be able to see the moon get a little fuller each night as well as a chance to see the constellation the Big Dipper. As we head through the overnight ...

Face west at nightfall to find the Big Dipper and its steadfast companion Arcturus. The Big Dipper is part of the constellation Ursa Major the Great Bear. The stars that outline the Dipper are ...

Orion is also full of wonderful celestial treasures ... It'll track between the Big Dipper and Little Dipper near Polaris, the North Star. Mike Lynch is an amateur astronomer and professional ...