Dark Shadow: An Eclipse on Jupiter
I know, it’s been quiet around here. I’m a community college professor, and the end of the semester is always busy. It’s a great job, and I’ll write about how I made the choice...
Category: Space Science
Supernovae and a New Show, too! – 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 in person at the Fleet Science Center on...
Exploring the Universe with JWST – 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 at the Fleet Science Center the first Wednesday...
Annular Eclipse 101
Total solar eclipses happen when the Moon crosses in between the Earth and the Sun, briefly blocking the Sun from our view. So, what is the difference between a total solar eclipse and an...
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...
The Ghost Job and the Enduring Power of Ghosts
This week marked the release of my husband Greg van Eekhout’s latest book, The Ghost Job. The Ghost Job The Ghost Job tells the story of Zenith and her friends, and all of them...
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...
Fenris & Mott and Climate Change
At our Comic-Con panel, the panelists concluded that science in middle grade fiction should inspire curiosity in the reader and that, while accuracy can be sacrificed for the sake of the story, there should...
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...