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Arcturus: The Star of the Show May. 16, 2023
Week of May 21-27, 2023 What a beautiful Chicago evening it was on May 27, 1933. Crowds had begun g... Read More
Berenice's Stellar Hair May. 02, 2023
Week of May 7-13, 2023 Just about every indigenous culture on Earth developed a set of constellatio... Read More
The Moon, Arcturus and Spica Apr. 25, 2023
Week of April 30 — May 6, 2023 Springtime weather is becoming very pleasant around the Northe... Read More
Just Mooning Around This Week Apr. 18, 2023
Week of April 23-29, 2023 We astronomers know the moon's motions quite well, and we often schedule ... Read More
Watching Nighttime Rise Apr. 11, 2023
Week of April 16-22, 2023 I've always felt that astronomy is best learned when something occurs to ... Read More
Our Dusty Solar System Apr. 04, 2023
Week of April 9-15, 2023 One of my least favorite household chores is dusting. Here in the desert,... Read More
Spotting Elusive Mercury Mar. 28, 2023
Week of April 2-8, 2023 I remember six decades ago sitting in Miss Schnitzer's fourth-grade classro... Read More
Spotting the Celestial Unicorn Mar. 07, 2023
Week of March 12-18, 2023 Have you ever been disappointed to search for a constellation figure in t... Read More
Find the North Star Feb. 28, 2023
Week of March 5-11, 2023 One of the most common questions I hear under the night sky is: "How do I ... Read More
A Bright Planetary Trio at Dusk Feb. 14, 2023
Week of February 19-25, 2023 One of the most frequent questions I've received in recent weeks is ab... Read More
Green Comet Jan. 24, 2023
Week of January 29 — February 4, 2023 Stargazers might remember Comet NEOWISE, which helped u... Read More
New Telescope Could Provide a Front-row Seat to the Beginning of the Universe Dec. 31, 2021
The past quarter-century has seen an explosion of mind-blowing advances in human knowledge of deep s... Read More
The Changing Phases of Venus Oct. 14, 2021
Week of October 17-23, 2021 It was during the early years of the 17th century that the Italian astro... Read More
How Many Stars Are There? Sep. 23, 2021
Week of Sept. 26 — Oct. 2, 2021 How many stars are there in the universe? No one knows, of cou... Read More
Are We Alone? Oct. 08, 2020
Week of Oct. 11-17, 2020 Who among us has never gazed into a starry night sky and wondered, "Are we ... Read More
The Iceball Cometh Jul. 16, 2020
Week of July 19-25, 2020 It's been quite a while since we've seen a bright comet in our skies. Many ... Read More
Message to the Stars Jun. 04, 2020
Week of June 7-13, 2020 A couple of weeks ago, I told you about the constellation Hercules and refer... Read More
Mars, Pluto and Other People's Feelings Sep. 19, 2019
From the moons of Jupiter to the dark energy that makes up most of the universe, there are plenty of... Read More
Tired of Our Current Universe? Try Joining Trump Aug. 24, 2016
Even as a guy who won't release his tax returns, Donald Trump has become America's leading crime fig... Read More
The Barn
May. 19, 2014
