Astronomy
The Moons of Saturn
With 150 moons and moonlets in total, 53 of which have been officially named, Saturn has the second-most moons of…
Kicking Off Eclipse Season: Our Guide to the September 13th Partial Solar Eclipse
Eclipse season 2 of 2 for 2015 is nigh this weekend, book-ended by a partial solar eclipse on September 13th,…
Solar System Guide
The Universe is a very big place, and we occupy a very small corner of it. Known as the Solar…
Pluto’s Moon Nix
Over the course of the past decade, many amazing discoveries have been made at the edge of the Solar System.…
The (Possible) Dwarf Planet 2007 OR10
Within the Kuiper Belt lies the possible dwarf planet 2007 OR10, one of many objects that has forced astronomers to…
A Fiery End for Kosmos 1315 Over Hawaii
A relic of the Cold War surprised beach-goers and Hawaiian islands residents Sunday night, as Kosmos-1315 reentered the Earth’s atmosphere…
Watch the Moon Occult Aldebaran This Weekend
How about that perigee Full Moon this past weekend? Thus begins ‘Supermoon season’ for 2015, as this month’s Full Moon…
Eclipse By Fire! Smoky Haze Pervades Night Sky, Darkens Moon
Did you see the Moon last night? I walked outside at 10:30 p.m. and was stunned to see a dark,…