A NASA spacecraft on its way to Jupiter has snapped what may be the farthest-flung photo ever of the famed Big Dipper star pattern. IE 11 is not supported.

NASA's Juno spacecraft was beyond the orbit of Mars when it snapped a photo of the Big Dipper constellation on March 21, 2012.

Astrophotographer Miguel Claro recently sent Space.com this spectacular image he titled "A Road to Big Dipper." He captured the photo on Sept. 30, 2013 using a Canon 60Da camera (ISO2500; 24mm at ...

Photo Credit: Noel Corboni – Canon EOS-20-d and 17-40 zoom lens at f/4 piggybocked on 10” LX200 GPS UHTC – 15x30 second ISO 1600 exposures. The Big Dipper is probably the most recognizable ...

The Big Dipper, a familiar sight to star gazers. But there are jewels hidden there … click to hugely embiggen. Photo by Rogelio Bernal Andreo, used by permission ...

Astrophotographer John Ashley took this image from Livingston Mountain Range in Glacier National Park On Oct. 20, 2014. The stunning green glow in this image comes from an aurora at Glacier ...

Koch tweeted a photo on Monday, taken from the ISS, that shows a field of stars. She issued a challenge: "Can you spot the Big Dipper from the space station?" Hello July skies and summer stargazing!

The Big Dipper reaches its lowest elevation above the northern horizon — called nadir — in early November around 8-9 p.m. The pale green and pink stripes in the photo are airglow, caused by ...

A NASA spacecraft on its way to Jupiter has snapped what may be the farthest-flung photo ever of the famed Big Dipper star pattern. IE 11 is not supported.

A NASA spacecraft on its way to Jupiter has snapped what may be the farthest-flung photo ever of the famed Big Dipper star pattern. The Juno probe was already beyond the orbit of Mars when it took ...