Mizar, a star in the Big Dipper's handle, has a tiny companion. This star, Alcor, was known to the ancients. The pair was ...

Some of my earliest stargazing memories involve the same seven stars. Whether you call it the Plough or the Big Dipper – or even the saucepan, the panhandle or the wagon – the stars that form ...

Thursday provided another evening at the home of Spokane’s underground – the Big Dipper – and an array of local music. Timeworm was the first set of the evening. The three-piece featuring ...