Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Guests: Morgan Rehnberg (cosmicchatter.org / @cosmic_chatter), Nancy Atkinson (@Nancy_A) (more…)
When you hear the words "pale blue dot" you're probably reminded of the famous quote by Carl Sagan inspired by…
In our Solar System, astronomers often divide the planets into two groups -- the inner planets and the outer planets.…
The eight planets in our solar system each occupy their own orbits around the Sun. They orbit the star in…
If you're interested in planets, the good news is there's plenty of variety to choose from in our own Solar…
Have you heard the terrifying news that the Earth's poles are going to flip? What does "flipping" mean? And if…
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Astrojournalist: Morgan Rehnberg (cosmicchatter.org / @cosmic_chatter) This Week's Stories: (more…)
Last week, we asked if you were looking for an observing challenge: looking for planet Uranus when it reached opposition…
Checking out the above pictures of a Saturn hurricane, one can't help but wonder: how close was the Cassini spacecraft…
Image of Uranus' crescent taken by a departing Voyager 2 on January 25, 1986 (NASA/JPL) 27 years ago today, January…