Astronomy Events
SATAN’S STORM: The Notable Disaster of the Past
September 24, 2021 | EditorsSixty one years ago was a day the people of Kopperl, Texas will never forget, it likes their town existed in a purgatorial time warp. Read More
Amazing Photos of Strawberry Moon Last Night
June 22, 2016 | Editors 2On Monday night, a rare astronomical event happened: the summer solstice coincided with a full moon, this phenomena brought out a rare special sight: the Strawberry Moon. Read More
May 30: Mars to Make The Closest Approach to Earth In 11 Years
May 27, 2016 | Editors 1Don’t miss!!! On Monday, May 30, Mars will be closer to Earth than it has been in 11 years and it will shine 10 times brighter than it did at the start of 2016. Read More
Rare Astronomical Events: Transit of Mercury on May 9
May 6, 2016 | Editors 1A rare and amazing astronomical event is set to take place Monday, May 9th. Mercury, the smallest planet in the solar system, will pass directly between the Sun and Earth, and thus it will partially eclipse the sun. This event is called the transit of Mercury and it is the biggest and rarest astronomical events of 2016 — only happens 14 times in 100 years. Read More
Stargazers: Tonight Is The Best View Of Jupiter In Years
March 8, 2016 | EditorsTuesday, March 8, 2016 the sun, Earth and Jupiter are lined up in a straight line with Earth in the middle, thus means that Jupiter and the sun will be on opposite sides of the sky, when sun sets in the west, Jupiter will rise in the east. The phenomena is called Jupiter opposition. Read More
There Is No ‘Asteroid Apocalypse’ In September 2015, NASA Say
August 20, 2015 | EditorsFor the last few months, many blogs and web publications are baseless saying that a devastating asteroid will hit Earth and cause massive destruction next month, some time between Sept. 15 and 28, 2015. Read More
Don’t Miss: Last Blue Moon Until 2018 Tonight
July 31, 2015 | EditorsA pretty rare astronomical event known as a ‘blue moon‘ will be happening on Friday, July 31 ~ tonight. Read More
Watch: First Ever Live Views Of The Transit Of An Exoplanet
July 2, 2015 | EditorsIt was nicknamed ‘Dark Knight’, the ‘Black Knight’, TrES-2b was also been described as ‘the darkest planet in the universe’ because it reflects so little light. Read More
June: Venus Is At Its Best Right Now. Jupiter Easily Visible In Evening Sky
June 13, 2015 | EditorsThis June, skywatchers will have an opportunity to observe in the western sky — less than an hour after sunset — the two brightest planets in the night sky, Venus the brightest planet, and Jupiter as they are going to converge for a jaw-dropping close encounter. Read More
Huge Explosion in the Sky Spotted In 1670 Was Actually Rare Stellar Collision
March 24, 2015 | EditorsSome of seventeenth century’s greatest astronomers, including Hevelius — the father of lunar cartography — and Cassini, carefully documented the appearance of a new star in the skies in 1670. Hevelius described it as nova sub capite Cygni — a new star below the head of the Swan. Read More
See Jupiter at its best ~ Stargazing
February 3, 2015 | EditorsOn February 6, 2015, Jupiter comes closest to Earth on its opposition date, coming to within 404 million miles (650 million kilometers) of Earth. Earth passes more or less between the sun and Jupiter, placing Jupiter opposite the sun in our sky. Astronomers call this event an opposition of Jupiter. Read More
February 2015 Moon Phase Calendar
February 2, 2015 | EditorsWatch the moon calendar in February 2015 per day. Read More
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