An asteroid doesn’t care about borders, politics, or cultural differences. Astronomy shows us not just how small we are in the grand scheme, but also how extraordinary it is that we can stand beneath the stars and learn from them.
Each evening, we would take our folding chairs out to the beach to observe the beautiful sunsets over the water. The sunsets were always predictable, except this one day. Something changed. Something special happened. Something got my attention. Wow! What is that?
On January 13, 2025 we were treated with a rare occurrence of an occultation of Mars by the Moon. An occultation occurs when an object,
The reviews are in: Beetlejuice, the movie and sequel – meh. Betelgeuse the star – spectacular! With the coming of the winter months, we will
Last month’s column discussed the properties of neutrinos. Despite their tiny mass and elusive nature (they pass through everything), detecting them is important; that is the
At the instant that you read this, billions of neutrinos are passing through your body. They are not electromagnetic waves. They are real particles: just
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