David Dickinson
Watch HTV-5 Chase the International Space Station From Your Backyard
It’s away… and the hunt is on. The Japanese Space Agency’s H-II Transfer Vehicle Kounotori automated cargo spacecraft rocketed out…
Late Summer Tales of Tanabata
One of the surest signs that late summer is here in the northern hemisphere is the arrival of the Milky…
Revealed: Mars to Appear Larger Than a Full Moon!
We can finally reveal the truth. A massive conspiracy, spanning over a decade, has been revealed at last by basement…
A Thrift Store Find Yields an Astronomical Mystery
A good mystery is often where you find it. Photographer Meagan Abell recently made a discovery during a thrift store…
The 2015 Perseids: Weather Prospects, Prognostications and More
The venerable ‘old faithful of meteor showers’ is on tap for this week, as the August Perseids gear up for their…
Stealing Sedna
Turns out, our seemly placid star had a criminal youth of cosmic proportions. A recent study out from Leiden Observatory…
The Dog Days and Sothic Cycles of August
The month of August is upon us once again, bringing with it humid days and sultry nights for North American…
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Faces of the Solar System
“Look, it has a tiny face on it!” This sentiment was echoed ‘round the web recently, as an image of…
Blues for the Second Full Moon of July
Brace yourselves for Blue Moon madness. The month of July 2015 hosts two Full Moons: One on July 2nd and…
Astronomers Spot a Intriguing ‘5-Star’ Multiple System
An interesting multiple star discovery turned up in the ongoing hunt for exoplanetary systems. The discovery was announced by Marcus…