Star watch

Back in October of 2023, I wrote a column about the International Space Station (ISS).
I was reminded of this a few weeks ago during an astronomy event at Fort Macon State Park in

Watching the moon change its shape from night to night as it waxes or wanes is one of the more interesting things to see in our night sky, but understanding how this happens can be

The ancient Greeks tell us about a royal couple that formerly ruled the mythical kingdom of Aethiopia. Cassiopeia the queen, and her not-so-well-known husband, Cepheus, have now been immortalized into two of the modern, 88

Sometimes, bad things just kind of sneak up on us. We look around in surprise and wonder “how and when did that happen?”
Those of us born more than 60 years ago, and maybe

Until recently, most of us probably thought there were only eight planets, all of which orbit the Sun in our solar system. But now, scientists using advanced telescopes tell us they have discovered planets orbiting

A debate continues among scientists about what to call, and how to classify, those recently-discovered, planet-like objects found moving around in our solar system.
Here’s the latest from NASA: Our solar system includes eight

There have been several news items lately about an asteroid the size of a football field that might be headed our way. Now, scientists at NASA are certain that will miss Earth, but it may

Designed and built by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in California, Voyager 1 is now the farthest human-made object from Earth. Wikipedia.org reports that as of May 2025, this spacecraft was 15.5 billion miles away