Astronomy
Weekly SkyWatcher’s Forecast – September 17-23, 2012
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! This looks like a great week to take in some galactic star clusters and enjoy the Andromeda…
Watch Jupiter Get Hit in the Original HD Video
Caught on webcam by amateur astronomer George Hall in Dallas, Texas, the impact on Jupiter that occurred yesterday at 6:35 a.m.…
Weekly SkyWatcher’s Forecast: September 10-16, 2012
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! With very little Moon to contend with this week, it will be a great time to take…
Weekly SkyWatcher’s Forecast: September 3-9, 2012
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! With the change in seasons becoming quickly apparent, it's time to put some early hours dark skies…
Effects of Einstein’s Elusive Gravitational Waves Observed
Two white dwarfs similar to those in the system SDSS J065133.338+284423.37 spiral together in this illustration from NASA. Credit: D.…
Virtual Star Party – Neil Armstrong Edition
Each week we hold a Virtual Star Party on Google+, where we connect multiple telescopes into a live Google+ Hangout…
Reminder: Help Uwingu Begin a New Way to Fund Space Exploration
A couple of weeks ago we wrote about Uwingu, a creative, out-of-the-box concept to help solve what appears to be…
With Proposed Cuts, Can the US Continue to be a Leader in Astronomy? Q & A with NOAO Director David Silva
The Kitt Peak Observatory Last week, a report issued by the National Science Foundation’s Division of Astronomical Sciences suggested de-funding…
Timelapse: Star Trails in Portugal
Astrophotographer Miguel Claro has compiled dozens of hours of timelapse photography – all taken in Portugal – creating one of…
Weekly SkyWatcher’s Forecast: August 20-26, 2012
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! It's going to be a great week to catch up on your lunar studies, but be sure…