Near Miss Solar Eclipse

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?

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.

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.

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

Message from the President

As we enter the second month of 2025, we find ourselves amid an extraordinary time for celestial events, an opportunity not just to marvel at

The Sky, In Fact, Is Falling

“The sky is falling” is a familiar childhood refrain that conjures the image of an over-anxious hen’s doomsday fears. While we typically dismiss thoughts of