A Historic Launch On October 15, 1997, a remarkable chapter in space exploration began with the launch of the Cassini spacecraft. This ambitious mission was intended to delve into the mysteries of Saturn and its fascinating collection of moons and of course its...
April 2023 Skies April Skies in 2023 offer many interesting astronomical events to observe. One of the great things about April is that, for those of us in the East, we are back on the same time zone after Daylight Saving ends on Sunday, April 2nd. This means that our...
Summer started in Australia and New Zealand on December 1, and the nights are most definitely getting shorter. Both countries use the meteorological definitions of the seasons. Other countries use the astronomical definitions which relate to equinoxes and solstices....
Start watching on the mornings of February 11 to 16, 2022, to see all the rocky inner planets in our solar system – Mercury, Venus, Mars (and Earth beneath your feet). Look in the sunrise direction as dawn is beginning to break. Mercury returned to the eastern morning...
