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Category: The Solar System

Message from the President

Whether you join a club observing event, head out on your own, or simply take a moment to gaze upwards from a park or balcony, I hope you’ll take advantage of the improving weather and enjoy the wonders April’s night sky has to offer.

AAA April 1, 2025

Round “anderound anderound”

While understanding Jupiter may not affect the price of eggs, it is significant for our  understanding of how our own Solar System formed.

Robert Marx April 1, 2025

Can the Risk of Asteroid Destruction Bring us Together?

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.

Alfredo Viegas March 1, 2025
Earthrise by NASA/Bill Anders

Constellations Across Cultures: The Tapestry of the Night Sky

Creative expression has existed on planet Earth since the origin of humanity. Constantly immersed within the wild, unlike the majority of our contemporary societies, primitive humans drew inspiration from their surroundings and the inherent attributes of their lifestyles: local flora and fauna, the environment, weather patterns, and of course, the night sky.

Salvador Peña Nissenblatt March 1, 2025

Meteors: Harbingers of Life

The abundance of scientific research, so far, favors the notion that meteors carry amino acids, biologically necessary or not, from interstellar space. This provides our planet with the seeds of life.

Robert Marx March 1, 2025

What’s up in the sky? February 2025

February ’s Evening Planets: Venus is at its brightest this month and will be visible until around 9 PM in Pisces the Fish. Find Jupiter in

Antoine Faddoul February 2, 2025

Calculating the Distance

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,

Alfredo Viegas February 1, 2025

Eyepiece, the Amateur Astronomers Association monthly newsletter, covers lectures and other astronomy events in New York City; offers commentary, tips on observing and equipment and summarizes astronomy discoveries and other general news in astronomy and astrophysics. Each month, our “What’s Up in the Sky” column discusses what can be seen in the skies during the upcoming month. Members do all the writing for Eyepiece, and new contributors are always welcome. Submit today!

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