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Observing Challenge: Watch Asteroid 3 Juno Occult a +7th Magnitude Star Tonight
One of the better asteroid occultations of 2014 is coming right up tonight, and Canadian and U.S. observers in the…
Midway Between Storms: Our Guide to the 2014 Leonid Meteors
If there’s one meteor shower that has the potential to bring on a storm of epic proportions, it’s the Leonids.…
Make a Deal for Land on the Moon
Whether its asteroid prospecting, mining interests, or space tourism, a lot of industries are taking aim at space exploration. Some…
REAL Images of Eclipses Seen From Space
That 'amazing astro-shot that isn’t' is making the rounds of 'ye ole web again. You know the one. “See an…
A Triple Occultation Bonanza: A Challenging Series of Occultations This Weekend and More
Got clear skies? This week’s equinox means the return of astronomical Fall for northern hemisphere observers and a slow but…
Stalking Uranus: A Complete Guide to the 2014 Opposition Season
It’s no joke… now is the time to begin searching the much-maligned (and mispronounced) planet Uranus as it reaches opposition…
Calling All Volunteers to Help Digitize Astronomical History
An old brick building on Harvard’s Observatory Hill is overflowing with rows of dark green cabinets — each one filled…
The Nicaragua Crater: The Result of a Meteorite Impact or Not?
By now, you’ve seen the pictures. As astronomers tracked the close pass of Near Earth Asteroid 2014 RC this weekend,…
Get Set for the Super (or Do You Say Harvest?) Full Moon 3 of 3 for 2014
Time to dust off those ‘what is a perigee Full Moon’ explainer posts… the supermoon once again cometh this weekend…
Hunting for “Minimoons” Orbiting Earth
It’s an engaging thought experiment. What if Earth had multiple moons? Our world has one large natural satellite, just over…