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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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

Scots astronomy lovers should gear up for a double ... Finding M3 starts with the Big Dipper. Facing east, use the Dipper’s handle to “arc to Arcturus,” the fourth-brightest star in the ...

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 ...