Skywatching
ROSAT Satellite has Re-Entered; No Reports of Debris
[/caption] It's official: the ROSAT satellite has come down. The Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), the German Space…
ROSAT – Fiery Debris To Rain From The Sky
[/caption] The recent re-entry of the UARS satellite was not the end of falling satellite debris, as the German ROSAT…
Wake Up! The Orionid Meteor Shower Peaks On October 20…
[/caption] Do you hate to get up early? Then stay up late, because it's infrequent that both the northern and…
Why is Tonight’s Full Moon the Smallest of the Year?
[/caption] Think we can only see half of the Moon's surface from Earth? Not always. Over the course of the…
World Space Week ( Oct 4th – 10th ) — Join the Fun!
[/caption] What is World Space Week? Founded in 1981, World Space Week Association is one of the world's oldest space…
The Draconid Meteor Shower – A Storm is Coming!
[/caption] The Draconids are coming! Will this meteor shower produce a storm of observable meteors, or just a minor squall?…
What’s That Very Bright Star – Is it the Planet Jupiter?
[/caption] Have you seen a very bright star rising in the East every night the past few months? If you're…
Stunning New Timelapse: Tempest Milky Way
It's been a summer of storms across the US, and timelapse photographer Randy Halverson has taken advantage of it! Randy…
How To Enjoy The 2011 Perseid Meteor Shower
[/caption] It’s time for the Perseid Meteor Shower and you want to bag some meteors (shooting stars), but how? Maybe…
The Perseids: Why is There a Meteor Shower?
[/caption] Every year from late July to mid-August, the Earth encounters a trail of debris left behind from the tail…