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Weekly SkyWatcher’s Forecast: July 16-22, 2012

Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! My satellite dish and internet connection has now returned from the land of Oz. While it was…

12 years ago

Supersonic Freefall: What Felix Baumgartner’s 37-km Jump Will be Like

Sometime this summer, Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner will leap from the edge of space, attempting to not only break the…

12 years ago

Weekly SkyWatcher’s Forecast: June 25 – July 1, 2012

Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! What a great week to enjoy lunar features! We'll celebrate many famous birthdays - including Charles Messier…

12 years ago

Weekly SkyWatcher’s Forecast: June 4-10, 2012

[/caption] Greeting, fellow SkyWatchers! It's gonna' be a great week! We start off with a partial lunar eclipse of the…

12 years ago

Weekly SkyWatcher’s Forecast: May 28 – June 3, 2012

[/caption] Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! As the Venus Transit draws closer, our bright neighboring planet is quickly disappearing into the sunset…

12 years ago

Viewing Alert: New Interview Series with Neil Armstrong

[/caption] There's a new four-part interview series with Apollo astronaut Neil Armstrong, and part 1 is now available for viewing.…

13 years ago

Weekly SkyWatcher’s Forecast: April 30-May 6, 2012

[/caption] Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! Are you ready for another week filled with bright planets, a meteor shower, challenging lunar features,…

13 years ago

Blast from the Past: First Launch Ever from Cape Canaveral

[/caption] When was the first launch ever from Cape Canaveral in Florida? It was on July 24, 1950 with the…

13 years ago

Weekly SkyWatcher’s Forecast: April 9-15, 2012

[/caption]Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! It's shaping up to be a great week to enjoy astronomy. For both hemispheres, the Virginid Meteor…

13 years ago

Apollo 11’s Rocket Engines Found on the Bottom of the Ocean

[/caption] Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos has located the Apollo 11 F-1 rocket engines and plans to recover them. “I'm excited…

13 years ago