The night sky will continue to be a show as we approach the end of 2020. Over Halloween stargazers were treated to a rare full moon that was also the smallest moon of the year. Earlier this month, the planets were arranged so that almost every planet in the solar …
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A “Halloween Blue Moon” is coming. Getty A new season of stargazing has begun – and it’s set as incredible. The equator signals the fall or the beginning of autumn in the Northern Hemisphere on Tuesday while below the equator, it is now spring. Both of these asons will stop …
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How would you discover signs of life in a foreign world hundreds of light years from Earth? One way would be to look for molecules in their atmosphere that indicate the presence of life. Sis, oxygen, methane, ozone, etc. removed. That would not prove that strangers live there, but it …
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The 4th of July celebrations look a little different this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, but sky watchers are still on a special gift for Independence Day. The weekend brings not only a full moon, but also a lunar eclipse. The lunar eclipse “buck moon” will be visible the …
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