Ursa Major
noun
Ur·sa Ma·jor
ˌər-sə-ˈmā-jər 
: a constellation that is the most conspicuous of the northern constellations, is situated near the north pole of the heavens, and contains the stars forming the Big Dipper two of which are in a line indicating the direction of the North Star
called also Great Bear
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It can be found in mid-October, passing close to the bright star Psi Ursae Majoris in the constellation Ursa Major, moving towards the brightest stellar body in the constellation Canes Venatici, known as Cor Caroli.
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025
But Ursa Major’s Golden Hour Body Serum takes the guesswork out of the equation.
—Essence, 30 Sep. 2025
Ursa Major calls Draper a tactical offshoot of its earlier Hadley rocket motor, which has been used in hypersonic test vehicles.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
Yet, McBride — one of the top instrumentalists and band leaders in all of jazz today — also delivered the goods during his own 75-minute set with his versatile band Ursa Major.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2025
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025
But Ursa Major’s Golden Hour Body Serum takes the guesswork out of the equation.
—Essence, 30 Sep. 2025
Ursa Major calls Draper a tactical offshoot of its earlier Hadley rocket motor, which has been used in hypersonic test vehicles.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
Yet, McBride — one of the top instrumentalists and band leaders in all of jazz today — also delivered the goods during his own 75-minute set with his versatile band Ursa Major.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2025
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Ursa Major
noun
Ur·sa Ma·jor
ˌər-sə-ˈmā-jər
: the northern group of stars that is the easiest to pick out, is located near the north pole of the heavens, and contains the stars forming the Big Dipper two of which are in a line pointing in the direction of the North Star
called also Great Bear
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