History
Remembering the Vela Incident
36 years ago today, a strange event was detected over the Southern Indian Ocean that remains controversial. On September 22nd,…
10 Years of Haumea
Remember the neat tidy solar system of the 20th century? As a child of the 1970s, we remember orderly planets,…
A Minor Lunar Standstill for 2015
Think you know the Moon? Whether you love our natural neighbor in space for the lunar and solar eclipses it…
Kicking Off Eclipse Season: Our Guide to the September 13th Partial Solar Eclipse
Eclipse season 2 of 2 for 2015 is nigh this weekend, book-ended by a partial solar eclipse on September 13th,…
Ice Giants at Opposition
It seems as if the planets are fleeing the evening sky, just as the Fall school star party season is…
Astro-Challenge: Splitting 44 Boötis
How good are your optics? Nothing can challenge the resolution of a large light bucket telescope, like attempting to split…
A Thrift Store Find Yields an Astronomical Mystery
A good mystery is often where you find it. Photographer Meagan Abell recently made a discovery during a thrift store…
The Dog Days and Sothic Cycles of August
The month of August is upon us once again, bringing with it humid days and sultry nights for North American…
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Faces of the Solar System
“Look, it has a tiny face on it!” This sentiment was echoed ‘round the web recently, as an image of…