A bit different this month – The Sky Tonight
It’s the first week of the month. You know what that means… it’s time for The Sky Tonight! But… not this month. The Sky Tonight The Sky Tonight is held the first Wednesday night...
Category: Astronomy
OSIRIS-REx Brings Pieces of an Asteroid to Earth
The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has returned a sample of the asteroid Bennu safely to Earth! Launched in 2016, the NASA spacecraft, whose name stands for “Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer”, went into...
Upcoming Solar Eclipses – The Sky Tonight
It’s the first week of the month. You know what that means… it’s time for The Sky Tonight! The Sky Tonight The Sky Tonight is held the first Wednesday night of every month. Every month we...
Exomoon in Formation!
The Earth’s Moon shines brightly in our sky, and we just take it for granted. But it’s so bright because it is so close to our planet. Moons shine by reflected starlight, so the...
Supernova in the Pinwheel
A supernova has been discovered in a nearby galaxy. This event is named SN 2023ixf. The “SN” stands for “supernova”, 2023 is the year, and the letters… well, it’s complicated. Phil Plait has a...
How Volcanism Works on Jupiter’s Moon, Io
Did you know the Earth is not the only place in the solar system with active volcanoes? Several worlds show evidence of volcanism (quakes, geysers, dormant volcanoes), but only one other displays current eruptions...
5 Ways to Prepare for April 2024 Total Solar Eclipse
Total solar eclipses happen when the Moon crosses in between the Earth and the Sun, briefly blocking the Sun from our view. This happens about every eighteen months, so why are many people excited...
The Twin Suns of Tatooine
On this May the 4th, I am feeling nostalgic for seeing Star Wars for the first time. How the Star Destroyer was the largest thing I’d ever seen. How terrifying Darth Vader was. And...
Look at this Beauty: Celebrating Hubble’s 33rd Anniversary!
Every year, the Hubble Space Telescope team releases an image to celebrate the spacecraft’s launch anniversary, and this year’s is a stunner. The wispy dark textures, glittery blues, and glowing reds are the hallmarks...