Look for the 'Other Dipper' this summer: How to find Ursa Minor, the Little Bear with a little help from the North Star. Joe Rao. Fri, June 27, 2025 at 9:00 PM UTC.

You can’t help but notice that Ursa Major and Minor have really long tails, more like squirrels than bears. But hey, your tail would be stretched out too if someone heaved you into the heavens ...

The meteor shower that appears to radiate from the constellation Ursa Minor last from Jan. 15 to Jan. 25 this year. The annual Gamma-Ursae Minorid meteor shower peaks on Thursday (Jan.19 ...

Most people have never seen the Little Dipper, because most of its stars are too dim to be seen through light-polluted skies.