David Dickinson
Seeing Starspots: The Curious Case of XX Trianguli
Ever wonder what happens on the surface of other stars? An amazing animation was released this week by astronomers at…
Can Lunar Earthshine Reveal Ashen Light on Venus?
A recent celestial event provided a fascinating look at a long-standing astronomical mystery. Is the ‘ashen light of Venus’ a…
The 2015 Orionids: Watch the Meteors Fly from the Club of Orion
(Note: we’ll be posting this article as a running blog with updates over the next few mornings, as the Orionids…
ExoMars Heads to the Red Planet in 2016
The 2016 launch window for Mars missions is fast approaching along with opposition, and ESA is refining its target window…
Is This Month’s Jupiter-Venus Pair Really a Star of Bethlehem Stand In?
Eclipse tetrads of doom. Mars, now bigger than the Full Moon each August. The killer asteroid of the month that…
Comet US10 Catalina: Our Guide to Act II
Itching for some cometary action? After a fine winter’s performance from Comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy, 2015 has seen a dearth…
Challenge-Watch the Daytime Moon Occult Aldebaran for North America This Friday
How about that total lunar eclipse this past Sunday? Keep an eye of the waning gibbous Moon this week, as…
Sunday Night: Getting Ready For a ‘Super-Harvest-Blood-Moon Total Lunar Eclipse’
So, heard the one about this weekend’s impending ‘Super-Harvest-Blood-Moon eclipse?’ Yeah, us too. Have no fear; fortunately for humanity, the…
Watch This Amazing Video of an Exoplanet in Motion
Exoplanet Beta Pic b orbiting Beta Pictoris from Dunlap Institute on Vimeo. Just. Wow. The motion of an alien world,…
Remembering the Vela Incident
36 years ago today, a strange event was detected over the Southern Indian Ocean that remains controversial. On September 22nd,…