Astronomy
The Quadrantid Meteor Shower-One of the Best Bets for 2014
If there’s one thing we love, it’s a good meteor shower from an obscure and defunct constellation. Never heard of the…
Jan. 16 May Be Last Best Chance to Search for Comet ISON’s Remains
Is there any hope of detecting what's left of Comet ISON after the sun proved too much for its delicate…
Venus Slip-Slides Away – Catch it While You Can!
I put down down the snow shovel to give my back a rest yesterday evening and couldn't believe what I…
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101 Astronomical Events for 2014
It’s here! As 2013 draws to a close, we once again cast our thoughts to all things astronomical for the…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 327: Telescope Making, Part 1: Toys and Kits
Why pick up a low quality, wobbly telescope from the department store when you can craft your own - just…
Happy Holidays from Cassini!
Cassini couldn't make it to the mall this year to do any Christmas shopping but that's ok: we're all getting…
New Video Celebrates Saturn And The Day The Earth Smiled
Just to demonstrate how far-reaching that Saturn snapshot of Earth this year was, the Skopje Astronomical Society (from Macedonia) made a…
‘Tis the Season to Spot Jupiter: A Guide to the 2014 Opposition
Lovers of planetary action rejoice; the king of the planets is returning to the evening skies. One of the very…
Hubble Looks but Finds No Trace of Comet ISON
On December 18, the Hubble Space Telescope slewed to Comet ISON's expected position and found nothing down to the incredibly…
Rare White Dwarf Systems Do A Doubletake
For those of us who remain forever fascinated by astronomy, nothing could spark our imaginations more than a cosmic curiosity.…