Ursa Major and its Big Dipper asterism are loaded with terrific galaxies. Two strange galaxies that inhabit this area may be ...

The highly inclined barred spiral M108 in Ursa Major is sometimes called the Surfboard Galaxy. It's not to be missed.

Astronomers describe Mercury as an "inferior planet", because its orbital path around the sun is much closer than that of ...

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

Ursa Major did not immediately respond to TechCrunch’s inquiry into the layoffs, or the number of people affected. According to LinkedIn, 292 people are listed as currently working at Ursa Major.

Astra’s new Rocket 4 launch vehicle will use Ursa Major’s Hadley liquid engine to power its upper stage, the two companies announced Monday.. Astra has been tight-lipped about the new upper ...

Ursa Major, also known as the Great Bear, is the third-largest constellation in the sky. We explore this well-known constellation in more detail here.

And while Ursa Major started small, the company is already well into development of its much larger Ripley engine. With 50,000 pounds of thrust, Ripley is aimed at the medium-launch market.

For Ursa Major’s founders, that means making their packaging more sustainable–the company recently started making all its eight-ounce bottles with 100 percent post-consumer recycled material ...

Ursa Major is one of the only manufacturers using metallic alloys and 3D printing to create hardware for rocket propulsion systems that were not possible with traditional machining technology. “It (3D ...

Ursa Major also makes a larger engine, called Ripley engine, which can generate 50,000 pounds of thrust and is more applicable to vertical, small satellite launch rockets.

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 ...