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Will you see the moon hide Aldebaran?
If you see a bright star right next to the moon, that'll be Aldebaran. If you don't see it, it might be behind the moon! Meanwhile, we all can see the moon traveling in front of Aldebaran's constellation, Taurus the Bull.
September 10, 2017
What drives Jupiter’s brightest auroras?
The sun drives Earth's auroras. But Jupiter’s brightest auroras may be accelerated by processes within the giant planet's own magnetic field.
September 9, 2017
Mercury, Regulus, Venus September 10, 2017
Elusive Mercury and star Regulus near each other before sunrise. They're below bright Venus, close to the sunrise point on the horizon. With each passing morning, both star and planet will get a little easier to see ...
September 9, 2017
Pluto features get names
The 14 geological features are the first to be officially named, following the New Horizons spacecraft's close flyby of Pluto in July 2015.
September 8, 2017
Thursday night was fantastic for auroras
Space weather forecasters predicted the possibility of strong geomagnetic storms, resulting in a strong display of the aurora borealis, or northern lights … and they were right!
September 8, 2017
Asteroid 3122 Florence: Video and images
This large asteroid swept closest to Earth on September 1. It's big enough that astronomers are still catching it in small telescopes, as a small, slow-moving “star.”
September 8, 2017
How nuclear war would affect Earth’s climate
The climatic effect of a large-scale conflict "... would be similar to that of the giant meteor believed to be responsible for the extinction of the dinosaurs. This time, we would be the dinosaurs."
September 8, 2017
Moon and Uranus in Pisces September 8, 2017
The waning gibbous moon and Uranus, 7th planet outward from the sun, float in front of the delicate constellation Pisces the Fishes on September 8.
September 8, 2017
Giant sunspots, solar flares, aurora alert!
Sunwatchers are still tracking those 2 large sunspot groups making their way across the Earth-facing side of the sun. Then yesterday there was an X-flare! Watch for possible auroras.
September 7, 2017
Human antidepressants found in brains of Great Lakes fish
“Fish are receiving this cocktail of drugs 24 hours a day, and we are now finding these drugs in their brains.”
September 7, 2017
