The constellations change slowly, over thousands of years, due to the proper motion of the stars with respect to the Sun. The main cause of these motions is the orbit of the stars around the centre of our Galaxy (with or without dark matter). This video shows these changes for the constellation of Ursa Major over 400,000 years.
The quick answer (which you already might have found on your Internet mobile device) is yes, they do change over time.
Do constellations still mark time?
Some ancient people marked time by the changes in star patterns. We still use changes in constellation patterns to mark astronomical time. Do constellations change more in one hour, one day, one month, or one year?
How do the constellations change in the night sky?
In this experiment we asked how the constellations change in the night sky over different periods of time. Another factor that can change the night sky is your location on the earth. You can change the location of your star chart and compare star charts from different places on the globe.
(Intermediate) It is said that all stars are moving at different speeds and directions.
Constellations are groups of stars. The constellations you can see at night depend on your location on Earth and the time of year. Constellations were named after objects, animals, and people long ago. Astronomers today still use constellations to name stars and meteor showers.
Do astronomers still use constellation names?
Astronomers today still use constellations to name stars and meteor showers. A constellation is a group of stars that looks like a particular shape in the sky and has been given a name. These stars are far away from Earth. They are not connected to each other at all. Some stars in a constellation might be close while others are very far away.
How fast do the constellations move?
Just how much those constellations will change depends on how far their stars are from Earth. Stars drift around at velocities measured in tens of kilometers per second—“extremely fast compared to a pitched baseball, but only about 1/10,000 the speed of light,” says physicist Daniel V. Schroeder from Weber State University.
Obviously, you don’t notice stars moving when you stare up at the sky. But astronomers and their satellites keep track of the motion over time, with some stars drifting side to side, or toward or away from Earth. “That motion is easier to detect for the closer stars, and harder for the more distant ones,” says Schroeder.