We have four planets, Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, and Venus, at their near best in September! Jupiter is brilliant in the southern sky after sunset. Saturn is just to the left of Jupiter, but dimmer. These two gas giants are just left of the constellation Sagittarius, the...
Save the date! International Observe the Moon Night is a time to come together with fellow Moon enthusiasts and curious people worldwide. Everyone on Earth is invited to learn about lunar science and exploration, take part in celestial observations, and honor cultural...
The media has been having a bit of a field day with the story of a little asteroid which most likely will whizz by the earth on No ember 3 US time. This of course is the day before the US Presidential elections. But let us look at it in more detail. To do that we need...
Maria Mitchell was the third of 10 children born in Nantucket Massachusetts just 48 kms from Cape Cod on August 1, 1818. She was the daughter of a librarian and a teacher with surprisingly modern ideas about educating their daughters. Mitchell grew up helping her...
