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Top Space Events of 2021!
The Best Sky Watching...
Welcome to 2021—a year full of spectacular astronomical events! What stargazing and sky watching events should you keep an eye out for? Here are our top picks of the year,...
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Winners Propose Name for Planet Nine!
The Old Farmer’s Almanac sponsored a fun contest to name that elusive Planet Nine. For your...
See Planet Mercury!
April 2016 is the year’s best time to see planet Mercury as an evening star. It’s strangely...
10 Sky and Space Blunders
See ten common astronomy blunders that we’ll help you avoid! Let’s start with the equinox. We read...
Early Spring Weather Warmer Than Normal
This year, the early spring weather really is warmer than normal. Nope, you did not imagine it! You...
Non-Eclipse of the Worm Moon
It’s a lunar eclipse! Get ready for an eclipse of the full Moon! Should we call our friends? Wake...
The Earliest Spring of our Lives
Spring will be off to a very early start in 2016, thanks to leap day weirdness! Have you noticed...
Suffering From Conjunction-itis
Let me prove how easy and fun astronomy can be. And how dramatic. All you need is a mostly clear...
Sky Maps (Star Charts): March 2016
Find your way around the night sky! Below is a free sky map for March 2016 as well as a printable...
The Planet Mars, Earth's Neighbor
Named after the Roman god of war, the planet Mars was probably associated with the deity Mars...
Sky Maps (Star Charts): February 2016
Find your way around the night sky! Below is a free sky map for February 2016 as well as a...
Sky Maps (Star Charts): January 2016
Find your way around the night sky! Below is a free sky map for January 2016 as well as a printable...
Sky Maps (Star Charts): November 2015
Find your way around the night sky! Below is a free sky map for NOVEMBER 2015 as well as a...
Sky Maps (Star Charts): December 2015
Find your way around the night sky! Below is a free sky map for December 2015 as well as a...
What It's Like to See the Northern Lights
If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to see the Northern Lights (aka Aurora Borealis), I had the...
Leonids Meteor Shower
Get under the shower! The Leonids meteor shower, that is. This dependable event, which peaks around...
Spectacle at Dawn
Can I convince you to wake up just before dawn? What if I tell you it’s the greatest planetary...
Should We Care about Magnetism?
The sun is the most powerful object in our neighborhood. Its nuclear furnace creates blistering...
Don't Miss! The Mega Harvest Total Lunar Eclipse
It’s the headline sky event of 2015: The total eclipse of the Harvest Moon. Also called the...
Mega-Harvest-Blood Moon Total Eclipse!
Get ready for the … Mega-Harvest-Blood Moon Total Eclipse! It’s coming up—one of the biggest sky...
Sky Maps (Star Charts): September 2015
Find your way around the night sky! Below is a free sky map for SEPTEMBER 2015 as well as a...
Neptune: The Other Blue Planet
This week, planet Neptune hovers at its nearest to Earth for the whole year. This giant blue gas...
Sky Maps (Star Charts): August 2015
Find your way around the night sky! Below is a free sky map for AUGUST 2015 as well as a printable...
Sky Maps (Star Charts): July 2015
Find your way around the night sky! Below is a free sky map for JULY 2015 as well as a printable...
Sky Maps (Star Charts): June 2015
Find your way around the night sky! Below is a free sky map (star chart) as well as a printable...
Sky Maps (Star Charts): May 2015
Find your way around the night sky! Below is a free sky map (star chart) as well as a printable...
Sky Maps (Star Charts): April 2015
These free, printable Sky Maps (star charts) by astronomer Jeff DeTray will help find your way...
A Space Weather Garden
Dreaming of a garden? Here is a chance to have totally unique flowers and plants. You can now buy...
Sky Maps (Star Charts): March 2015
These free, printable Sky Maps (star charts) by astrononer Jeff DeTray will help find your way...
Sky Maps (Star Charts): February 2015
These free, printable Sky Maps (star charts) by astrononer Jeff DeTray will help find your way...
Sky Maps (Star Charts): January 2015
These free, printable Sky Maps (star charts) by astrononer Jeff DeTray will help find your way...
Sky Maps (Star Charts): December 2014
These free, printable Sky Maps (star charts) by astrononer Jeff DeTray will help find your way...
Sky Maps (Star Charts): November 2014
These free, printable Sky Maps (star charts) by astrononer Jeff DeTray will help find your way...
Sky Maps (Star Charts): October 2014
These free, printable Sky Maps (star charts) by astrononer Jeff DeTray will help find your way...
Sky Maps (Star Charts): September 2014
These free, printable Sky Maps (star charts) by astrononer Jeff DeTray will help find your way...
Sky Maps (Star Charts): August 2014
These free, printable Sky Maps (star charts) by astrononer Jeff DeTray will help find your way...
The Night Sky Garden
I love attending garden tours and shows. This past summer, I was entranced by an astronomy garden...
Making an Herbal Salve
Herbal salves (a term often used interchangeably with ointments, creams, balms, and unguents; I've...
The Whirlpool Galaxy
The Whirlpool Galaxy, or M51, is a massive spiral type galaxy that is positioned beautifully face-...
Friday the 13th and the Not-So-Scary Space Storms
The space storms are coming! The space storms are coming! Call out Paul Revere! Hide the women and...
Boom! Boom! Boom! It's Raining Rocks
If you're one of the many who endured a tough winter this year, consider yourself lucky. In...
The Sun’s New Hobby
Everyone needs a hobby. On March 29, we saw the Sun’s newest hobby. It knit a “Magnetic Crochet”...
Solar Storms: A Scary Near Miss!
Most people noticed how hot July was back in 2012, but most people don’t realize how close we came...
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