Live Broadcasts
Virtual Star Party – Jan. 6, 2013: The One Year Anniversary Edition
The Virtual Star Party is one year old. Well, not the Virtual Star Party itself, but our efforts to broadcast…
Virtual Star Party – Nov. 4, 2012: The Blue Snowball Edition
Another fantastic Virtual Star Party, with 5 telescopes revealing an amazing view of the night sky. We saw several favorite…
Virtual Star Party – Oct. 28, 2012: Hurricane Sandy Edition
Another West Coast centric edition of the Virtual Star Party. Not because of a lack of volunteers, but because while…
Can a New Camera Unravel the Nature of Dark Energy?
The 570 megapixel Dark Energy Camera. Credit: Fermilab Scientists have great expectations for the newly operational Dark Energy Camera, which…
Watch Live: Felix Baumgartner’s Record Breaking Jump Attempt
UPDATE: The launch/jump attempt for Felix Baumgartner and the Red Bull Stratos mission on October 9 has been aborted due…
Virtual Star Party – Oct. 7, 2012: West Coast Edition
Only the West Coast of North America was represented in our Virtual Star Party this week. We had astronomers in…
Weekly Space Hangout – Oct. 4, 2012
It was a slow week on Space news except for the massive announcement that an ancient riverbed was discovered on…
Virtual Star Party – Sep. 30, 2012: Breaking the Rules Edition
We had another fantastic Virtual Star Party Sunday night, with a packed crew of astronomers, including a new face: Bill…
Weekly Space Hangout – Sept. 27, 2012
This was an action-packed episode of the Weekly Space Hangout. Lots of stories, very little time. Super Comet or Super…
Virtual Star Party – Sep. 23, 2012: The Friendly Competition Edition
In this week's Virtual Star Party, we took a last peek at some objects low on the horizon, and then…