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- July 27, 2022
Observatories are home to some of the biggest and most impressive telescopes in the world. As many amateur astronomers know, there are many ways to experience the night sky beyond looking through a backyard telescope. Learn more about observatories in...
- July 20, 2022
Observatories are home to some of the biggest and most impressive telescopes in the world. As many amateur astronomers know, there are many ways to experience the night sky beyond looking through a backyard telescope. Learn more about observatories in...
- July 19, 2022
As almost everyone knows, there are currently eight planets in the solar system. Not so long ago, there were nine planets, but Pluto is now considered a dwarf planet. What happened? Why is Pluto no longer a planet? And what is a planet, anyway?
- July 15, 2022
There are a lot of names given to the Moon these days. Whether it’s a New Moon, Old Moon, Blood Moon, Super Moon, Blue Moon, or Black Moon, it appears as though there’s a Moon for every occasion. One of these - the Harvest Moon - has been around for hundreds...
- July 13, 2022
Observatories are home to some of the biggest and most impressive telescopes in the world. As many amateur astronomers know, there are many ways to experience the night sky beyond looking through a backyard telescope. Learn more about observatories in...
- July 12, 2022
Just over 50 years ago, NASA launched the first telescope in space. A set of telescopes, actually, placed aboard the Orbiting Astronomical Observatory (OAO-2). These first space telescopes opened up a whole new way to research the universe.
- July 12, 2022
After countless years of research and development, NASA has released the highly anticipated first images from the James Webb Space Telescope! Join our team as we discuss the images and their implications.
- July 10, 2022
In most years, there are 12 full moons, one for each month with each full moon having its own name. Most of these names originated in Europe or from the Native Americans, with the names being chosen to reflect the changes in the natural world that occur...
- July 08, 2022
You’ve probably heard this term used a lot over recent years, especially by the media and on various websites online. It seems like there’s a Super Moon every other month, with the term being used to describe almost any full moon that simply appears bigger...
- June 29, 2022
Our universe is absolutely massive. For example, did you know that it takes 2.8 million light-years for light to travel from the Andromeda Galaxy? That means we’re looking at the Andromeda Galaxy as it was 2.8 million light-years ago! In this article...
- June 29, 2022
In our second video of a series focusing on the immense scale of the Universe, Teagan shares a deep dive into the planets, the journey light must take to reach them, and some of the best telescopes you can use to observe the planets in our solar system...
- June 28, 2022
The invention of the telescope began as quite the debate among three men from the Netherlands in 1608. Fast forward a bit and you’ll reach the story most of us heard as children about the telescope. Italian physicist and mathematician, Galileo, was the...
- June 23, 2022
Look up at the sky on any clear, dark night and you’ll find yourself staring at hundreds of stars. It’s impossible to tell, but these stars are actually slowly moving through space. Of course, you’d have to wait a long time to notice any change, but very...
- June 21, 2022
Are you anxious to start studying astronomy and the stars in the night sky? There’s an app for that. Actually, there are several! You might not think of your phone as a prime astronomy tool, but it has everything you need to start seriously studying the...
- June 16, 2022
Of all the planets in the solar system, none have captivated the public’s imagination more than Mars. This small world, only about half the size of the Earth, has long been the subject of speculation regarding alien life -- with observers, writers, and...
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