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Movie Review – Alien: Covenant
So, are you excited for the 2017 movie season? U.S. Memorial Day weekend is almost upon us, and that means…
See Comet C/2015 ER61 PanSTARRS at its Best
Have you been following the Springtime parade of bright comets? Thus far, the Oort cloud has offered up several fine…
An Impalpable Penumbral Eclipse
Great ready for the final eclipse of 2016, with a penumbral lunar eclipse on September 16th visible from Europe to…
Tales of Two Asteroid Occultations: Io, Nemausa Cast Shadows Over North America
Up for a challenge? Over the next two weekends, two asteroid occultations pass over North America. These are both occulting…
An Old Glass Plate Hints at a Potential New Exoplanet Discovery
How astronomers found an potentially new and exciting exoplanetary system lurking on a glass plate stored away for nearly a…
Into the Red: Our Complete Guide to Mars Opposition 2016
The time to observe Mars is now, as the Red Planet heads towards a favorable opposition in May 2016. Here's…
April Lunacy: Getting Ready for the Full ‘Mini-Moon’
Why this week's Full Moon is the smallest of 2016. It's Mini-Moon season!
Prelude to Transit: Catching Mercury Under Dusk Skies
One of the best dusk apparitions of the planet Mercury occurs this weekend... this event also sets us up for…
Huge Sunspot Turns Earthward
A massive sunspot emerged this past weekend, reversing the downward trend for solar cycle #24... for now.
Watch the Moon Occult Vesta and Aldebaran This Weekend
The Moon occults the bright star Aldebaran on the evening of April 10th for North America, and, for a lucky…