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Watch the Moon Make a Pass at Earth’s Shadow, Then Kiss Regulus This Valentine’s Weekend
In the southern hemisphere this weekend in the 'Land of Oz?' Are you missing out on the passage of Comet…
101 Astronomical Events for 2017: A Teaser
A comprehensive guide to astronomical oppositions, occultations, eclipses, comets and more for 2017.
Why Does Siberia Get All the Cool Meteors?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fivTDW0EV1Q Children ice skating in Khakassia, Russia react to the fall of a bright fireball two nights ago on Dec.6…
John Glenn: Godspeed and Rest in Peace
John Glenn always had the right stuff. Glenn, the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth and a legendary figure…
Who was Giovanni Cassini?
For his contributions to the field of astronomy, Giovanni Domenico Cassini is considered to be one of the most important…
Who Was The First Woman To Go Into Space?
Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman to go into space, blazing a trail for all the female astronauts and cosmonauts…
What was Sputnik One?
On October 4th, 1957, history was forever changed with the Soviet launch of Sputnik-1, the first artificial satellite to be…
What Were the First Lunar Landings?
Before the historic Apollo-11 mission sent the first astronauts to the Moon, several robotic missions were mounted to the lunar…
The 2016 Nobel Prize In Physics: It’s Complicated
This year's Nobel Prize in physics is expected to be be conferred on the three scientists who invented the process…
What is Carbon Dating?
Radiocarbon dating (aka. carbon dating) measures the half-life of carbon-14, which occurs naturally in our atmosphere, to determine the age…