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Chicken Little Right: The August Sky Is Falling! Aug. 01, 2023
Week of Aug. 6-12, 2023 Few sights are as thrilling as the fiery spectacle known as a falling star,... Read More
How Bright Are the Stars? Jul. 11, 2023
Week of July 16-22, 2023 Much as we measure the intensity of natural phenomena such as earthquakes ... Read More
Measuring the Cosmos Jul. 04, 2023
Week of July 9-15, 2023 My regular readers have surely become accustomed to seeing some pretty big ... Read More
Earth at Aphelion Jun. 27, 2023
Week of July 2-8, 2023 While you're out enjoying the pool this summer and soaking up some rays, try... Read More
My Longtime Celestial Friend Jun. 20, 2023
Week of June 25 - July 1, 2023 Summer is now upon us in the Earth's Northern Hemisphere, and with i... Read More
Mira, the Wonderful Jun. 06, 2023
Week of June 11-17, 2023 Early morning sky watchers may notice a new star in their sky. OK, it's no... Read More
The Changing Phases of Venus May. 30, 2023
Week of June 4-10, 2023 Ask your friends and neighbors, and most will probably tell you that it was... Read More
Mars Visits the Beehive May. 23, 2023
Week of May 28 — June 3, 2023 At the beginning of June, the planet Mars will make a beautiful... Read More
Arcturus: The Star of the Show May. 16, 2023
Week of May 21-27, 2023 What a beautiful Chicago evening it was on May 27, 1933. Crowds had begun g... Read More
Berenice's Stellar Hair May. 02, 2023
Week of May 7-13, 2023 Just about every indigenous culture on Earth developed a set of constellatio... Read More
The Moon, Arcturus and Spica Apr. 25, 2023
Week of April 30 — May 6, 2023 Springtime weather is becoming very pleasant around the Northe... Read More
Just Mooning Around This Week Apr. 18, 2023
Week of April 23-29, 2023 We astronomers know the moon's motions quite well, and we often schedule ... Read More
Watching Nighttime Rise Apr. 11, 2023
Week of April 16-22, 2023 I've always felt that astronomy is best learned when something occurs to ... Read More
Our Dusty Solar System Apr. 04, 2023
Week of April 9-15, 2023 One of my least favorite household chores is dusting. Here in the desert,... Read More
Spotting Elusive Mercury Mar. 28, 2023
Week of April 2-8, 2023 I remember six decades ago sitting in Miss Schnitzer's fourth-grade classro... Read More
Spotting the Celestial Unicorn Mar. 07, 2023
Week of March 12-18, 2023 Have you ever been disappointed to search for a constellation figure in t... Read More
Find the North Star Feb. 28, 2023
Week of March 5-11, 2023 One of the most common questions I hear under the night sky is: "How do I ... Read More
A Bright Planetary Trio at Dusk Feb. 14, 2023
Week of February 19-25, 2023 One of the most frequent questions I've received in recent weeks is ab... Read More
Green Comet Jan. 24, 2023
Week of January 29 — February 4, 2023 Stargazers might remember Comet NEOWISE, which helped u... Read More
New Telescope Could Provide a Front-row Seat to the Beginning of the Universe Dec. 31, 2021
The past quarter-century has seen an explosion of mind-blowing advances in human knowledge of deep s... Read More
