NASA predicts that six days of total darkness in December will be caused by a solar storm.
This idiotic story Continue reading “I Thought I Heard Buddy Bolden Say”
Category: astronomy
Venus changes courts
A game ends and the player walks around the net Continue reading “Venus changes courts”
Moonshadow tomorrow
Please scroll first to the end of this message, where the eye-saving paragraph is. Continue reading “Moonshadow tomorrow”
Orion’s children
At this time of year you may see Continue reading “Orion’s children”
Your other self on the Moon
For the second time this year, the Moon will swim into the shadow Continue reading “Your other self on the Moon”
Will the comet strike Mars?
Let’s imagine that the approaching comet is not just a lump of ice and dirt that received a slight gravitational nudge from a passing star. It is a being that planned, four or five million years ago, to do what it is now about to do. Continue reading “Will the comet strike Mars?”
Red planet over red star
Mars is passing the magnificent star called Antares, “anti-Mars.” Continue reading “Red planet over red star”
Sun looks down
This illustration from the new edition of To Know the Stars (my book for children) shows Sun and Earth, and the distance between them as a folded line. Continue reading “Sun looks down”
Crashing through the night
Most flights across the Atlantic from Europe to North America Continue reading “Crashing through the night”
Equinox sunrise along the cliffs
I go out most mornings before sunrise, ride down a narrow lane Continue reading “Equinox sunrise along the cliffs”