Happy Birthday, Charles Messier!
Most of us know the name of Charles Messier, the French astronomer and comet hunter who published perhaps one of…
Past Climate Change Cannot Be Tied to Earth Passing Through Galactic Plane
[/caption] Earth's climate has changed over time, but the cause for the changes has been hotly debated. One idea (Shaviv…
Kid’s Astronomy: Summer Bugs
Howdy, kids! Over the last couple of months we've visited with a multitude of wonderful sky characters. We've located the…
New Twitter Page To Alert Followers: Look Up Now to See the ISS!
[/caption] Want to know when to stop tweeting and look heavenward for a view of the International Space Station? Follow…
Weekend SkyWatcher’s Forecast: June 26-28, 2009
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! It's another lunatic weekend as we start off with Regulus and Selene making a close pairing in…
Spirit Rover Going Nowhere, But Still Making Discoveries
[/caption] The Spirit rover on has been stuck in Martian soil, going nowhere, but that doesn’t mean she hasn't been…
Book Review: Venus and Mercury
[/caption] Have you ever been inspired by the two planets Mercury and Venus? If so, Peter Grego's book "Venus and…
The Jury Is In: Exploding Stars Really do Pelt us With Cosmic Rays
[/caption] Mmm, pretty ... and a tad menacing, at least in its explosive past. This is RCW 86, part of…
Expedition 21 Star Trek Poster
[/caption] Is NASA becoming creative, fun and hip in their old (50 plus) age? They are Tweeting and Facebook-ing like…
Volcanic Shockwave Captured by ISS Imagery
[/caption] These images of Sarychev Volcano were popping up everywhere in the internet yesterday, but unfortunately I was out of…