The stars that make up the constellation Ursa Major were described as a "great bear" by ancient Greek astronomer Claudius Ptolemy in his classic studies of the night sky, and Greek myths tell the ...

The five stars between (but excluding) Dubhe in the Big Dipper’s bowl and the tip of its handle mark the core of the Ursa Major Moving Group. Skip to content Introducing the all-new Astronomy ...

Blow up a star and its blast wave ... Robert Benjamin, map made with Stellarium with additions by Bob King. June 30, 2020 at 5:45 PM. Share Share this article. The Ursa Major Arc is about ...

June presents a perfect opportunity to spot the three biggest constellations in the sky — Hydra, Virgo and Ursa Major — but you may have to look beyond standard star charts to find the Big Three.

The Big Dipper, for example, is part of Ursa Major, and Orion’s Belt is just a section of Orion. Today, astronomers officially recognize 88 constellations, dividing up the entire night sky.

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Video: This video zooms in on the galaxy I Zwicky 18. It was made from a wide-field image of the constellation Ursa Major (Courtesy: ESA/Hubble/M Kornmesser/L L Christensen/A Fujii/Digitized ...

Tentatively named Ursa Major III/Unions 1 (UMa3/U1), the newfound star system resides in the constellation Ursa Major, about 30,000 light-years from the sun.