David Dickinson
Our Guide to Saturn Opposition Season 2019
Saturn opposition season never disappoints. Slowly, one by one, the planets are returning to the dusk sky. In June, we…
Our Complete Guide to the July 2019 Total Solar Eclipse
You couldn't order up a geekier celestial scene from the cosmos. Next Tuesday on July 2nd, the second of three…
Is Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Vanishing as We Near Opposition 2019?
Jupiter observation season is neigh, and with it, the largest planet in our solar system is as mysterious as ever.
Catching a Ride on the Starlink Satellite Train: Midnight Marvel, or Night Sky Menace?
Have you seen Starlink? It all started, as all good breaking astronomical events seem to do, late on a Friday…
Mars Odyssey Reveals Phobos Using THEMIS
NASA's aging 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter recently snapped some unique views of the twin moons Phobos and Deimos, in an…
The International Space Station Rides High Through the May Sky
May is graduation month, and with it, school star party season is about to conclude. If you happen to be…
Watch the Moon Buzz the Beehive
Been following the Moon this week? The first sighting of the waxing crescent Moon this past weekend not only marked…
Keep an Eye Out for the Eta Aquarid Meteors This Weekend
Never heard of the Eta Aquarid meteors? 2019 offers a good chance to check out this normally obscure meteor shower.…
Friday’s SpaceX Dragon Launch CRS-17 to Light Up the U.S. East Coast
Ever seen a rocket launch before? Catching one is easier than you might think. You just need to be looking…
Astronomers Catch a Superflare From a Puny Star
Astronomers recently spied a massive flare on a tiny diminutive star, a powerful, radiation spewing event that you wouldn't want…