Meteor Shower Alert on March 22! Camelopardalids and March Geminids Arrive…
On Sunday, March 22, two meteor showers will grace the dark evening sky - the Camelopardalids and March Geminids. Would…
Are You the Astronomy Photographer of the Year?
[/caption] Calling all astro-photo geeks! (as well as those of us that just like to look). The Royal Observatory in…
ISS Now 2nd Brightest Object in Night Sky with Final Solar Arrays Deployed
[/caption] The International Space Station should now be the second brightest object in the night sky, following Friday's successful deploy…
Ozone Success Story: NASA Video of Enviro Action That Worked
[/caption] Imagine the year 2065. Two-thirds of Earth's ozone is gone. The infamous ozone hole over Antarctica is a year-round…
Podcast: Questions Show: Multiple Big Bangs, Satellite Collisions and the Size of the Universe
This week we wonder if the Universe is going to collapse and then expand again, how satellites can have such…
Podcast: Interferometry
When it comes to telescopes, bigger is better. But bigger is more expensive. Way more expensive. To keep the costs…
SkyWatcher’s Forecast: March 20-26, 2009 – A Messier Marathon Special Edition!
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! That's right... It's that time again. Equinox and upcoming New Moon means that many of us are…
Was Brian the Discovery Bat Just a Diversion by NASA?
[/caption] With all the attention focused on Brian the Discovery bat, did everyone possibly miss this? I sense perhaps the…
Spaceship Sighting Alert!
[/caption] As I write this, astronauts from space shuttle Discovery are on the first spacewalk of the STS-119 mission, installing…
Astronomers Observe Bizarre Blazar with Battery of Telescopes
[/caption] Quasars visible at gamma-ray energies are called "blazars." Blazars are among the most energetic objects in the universe and…