This video from space.com charts Comet ISONs path since it was first discovered.
http://www.space.com/20436-comet-ison-s-path-through-the-inner-solar-system-video.html
This month, Mars will come the closest to Earth it will be for the next 17 years, making it bigger and brighter than usual. Both Earth and Mars follow elliptical (oval-shaped) orbits around the...Read More
Stardome educator, David Britten, breaks down how science educators can help explain the (almost!) unexplainable. The subject of black holes has a fascination that attracts children and adults...Read More
For millennia, humankind have looked to the night skies and simply wondered. In a way, the familiar and seemingly unchanging patterns in the night sky connect peoples from all around the globe....Read More
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is one of the most well-known features of the gas giant. At almost one and a half times the size of Earth, the storm has been known to exist since at least the 17th...Read More