Category Archives: Astronomy

By Geoff Gaherty, Starry Night Education — for Space.com Just two weeks after the huge ‘super Moon’ wowed skywatchers around the world, the heavens will offer up another observing treat — a solar eclipse on May 20 that should be … Continue reading →

By Carol Van Strum On Tuesday, June 5, will occur one of the rarest of astronomical events: a transit of the planet Venus across the face of the Sun. For people living today, June 5 is the last Venus transit … Continue reading →

…not to be confused with Snow White and the seven dwarfs. According to a brief from NASA, the second planet from the Sun is passing directly in front of the Pleiades star cluster. It’s a rare sunset conjunction that’s easy … Continue reading →

I’ve heard from a couple people now who have had Mercury retrograde-like events (computer crashing, for instance) and wondered if Mars Rx was playing mimic. I’m not sure about that, but we are experiencing some strong solar flares — and … Continue reading →

By Anthony Ayiomamitis | Perseus.gr Supernovae represent the violent explosions of massive stars which have reached the end of their life-cycle. The one indicated by the black tick marks above was photographed Aug. 26 from Athens. It was discovered Aug. … Continue reading →

Apollo 11 is the first time that a human stepped on the surface of another planet: Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made it to the Moon (which was in Libra at the time). You can read the full description of … Continue reading →

Editor’s Note: Intrepid story-gatherer Carol Van Strum sent this article along to me on Tuesday, but in true Neptunian fashion, it still slipped beneath my radar that day. Eric has often mentioned that Neptune tends to “hide” from him in … Continue reading →

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