And front and center right now appears one of the most familiar and easy-to-find star groupings: the Big Dipper. We in North America call it the Big Dipper, but those in Great Britain know it as ...

Every night, we see familiar constellations in the sky that have inspired scientists and dreamers for centuries. But the stars do not stand still - they move, change, and even disappear. RBC-Ukraine ...

Examples from astronomy can make vivid any general discussion ... a star whose light left it during the year you were born Big Dipper Star Clock [GRADE 4 AND UP] Learn to tell time by using ...

Scots astronomy lovers should gear up for a double whammy wonder this month as a meteor shower and awe-inspiring "cluster" will soon grace our skies. April brings shooting stars as Earth passes ...

American readers might know this familiar seven-star collection as the Big Dipper, but talk to Irish friends and family, young or old, you’ll find they learned the Big Dipper as the Plough.

Then, on April 18, the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) and Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) will be high in the sky near the Big Dipper constellation ... just getting started with astronomy, it comes with a variety ...

Turn your gaze towards the Big Dipper and you may also be able to spy ... As close to perfection as you’ll get for handheld astronomy. Read more below Best optical performance Best optical ...

“There are several highly magnetised neutron stars, or magnetars, that are known to exhibit radio pulses with a period of a ...