May 8, 2013
9:47 a.m.
Prior to the United States entrance into the manned space program with the launch of Alan Shepard, Jr. in a suborbital mission on May 5, 1961, our country made a very ambitious effort to place man at the fringes of outer space with a more conventional air...
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May 3, 2013
4:25 p.m.
There are several natural satellites or moons in our solar system that might harbor life. One such moon is called Titan. It is the largest natural satellite of the ringed planet Saturn.
March 12, 2013
6:26 p.m.
Weather permitted, a waxing crescent Moon from our line of sight here on the Earth will appear sandwiched between the planet Jupiter and the bright star Aldebaran on Sunday, March 17, Saint Patrick’s Day.
To observe this spectacular event, please l...
March 7, 2013
7:40 a.m.
The constellations of the winter contain many of the brightest stars in the sky, and, therefore, easiest to see even in the suburbs. The constellation known as Orion, the Hunter is one of the easiest to locate as it contains two very bright stars. This co...
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Feb. 12, 2013
5:31 p.m.
On June 7, 2011, a new comet was discovered in the constellation of Scorpio, the Scorpion at the University of Hawaii Observatory. The new comet was given the name of Panstarrs.
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Dec. 24, 2012
11:08 a.m.
Whether the Star of Bethlehem was an astronomical event or a miracle no one knows. The glory of Christmas comes not from the star said one minister, but from the love that came upon us when Christ was born. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!
Nov. 21, 2012
10:49 a.m.
The celestial object you are looking at is not a star at all, but the planet Venus. It is the second planet in order of its distance from the Sun. The Earth is the third planet from the Sun.
