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Get Ready for the 2018 Geminid Meteors
When it comes to meteor showers, the calendar year always seems to save the best for last. We're referring to…
SpaceX to Launch 64 Satellites, Including Orbital Reflector
A unique smallsat mission promises to be the latest satellite “brighter than a Full Moon!” in the sky... or not.…
Catching Asteroid 3 Juno at Its Best
Not all oppositions are created equal. This week's target offers a good case in point, as asteroid 3 Juno reaches…
Heralding the 2018 Harvest Moon
Following the Moon lately? The up and coming Full Moon is the most famous of them all, as we approach…
Exploring the Ice Giants: Neptune and Uranus at Opposition for 2018
Have you seen all of the planets for yourself? This week is a good time to check off the most…
A Partial Solar Eclipse Down Under
Eclipse season in nigh... though most of us won't notice. The second eclipse season for 2018 commences with the arrival…
Venus Returns to the Dusk Sky
Where have all the planets gone? The end of February 2018 sees the three naked eye outer planets – Mars,…
Get Set For a “Super Blue Blood Moon Total Lunar Eclipse”
Can you feel the tremor in the Force? Early next Wednesday morning internet astro-memes collide, in one of the big…
Here Comes Comet Heinze for the Holidays
Yeah, we're still all waiting for that next great “Comet of the Century” to make its presence known. In the…
Summer Astronomy, Minimoon & Saturn Opposition 2017
There's one reason to stay up late this summer, as the planet Saturn reaches opposition this week on June 15th…