This morning, NASA launched the five suborbital sounding rockets from Virginia as part of ATREX (Anomalous Transport Rocket Experiment). Each rocket was launched 80 seconds apart and released chemical ...
In my opinion, Isaac Newton is definitely the number two astronomer, right below Galileo Galilei. His discoveries were very important to uncovering the secrets of space, and he deserves to be remembe ...
Again, there are tons of events this week, and as usual, most of them are caused by Jupiter's moons. But there is some happenings with Venus, too, so don't miss out.March 21: Io occultationMarch 22: I ...
Seeing an aurora in person is one of the most amazing spectacles you could witness in the skies above. But what about the skies below?The current space crew on the International Space Station experien ...
This week, there's a lot going on in the skies above, with at least one event per day! There's also an equinox, which only occurs about twice a year!March 14: NASA will be launching five rockets to st ...
On March 6, the STEREO and SOHO instruments detected a huge solar flare- the biggest ever recorded! The effects of it are now starting to reach the Earth- be sure to look for auroras later tonight! ...
I came across these beautiful wallpapers while browsing +Guy Kawasaki's Google+ stream. Basically, someone combined Calvin and Hobbes with the OS X Lion desktop wallpaper to make some truly fun artwor ...
AON is moving to Wednesdays! There are lots of things going on this week in the skies above, so be sure to observe. As usual, there's a lot to see around Jupiter, with its moons eclipsing and transiti ...
This year is a leap year, which means today is leap day! I will be explaining why this happens and some special conditions below in the AON. Plus, there is a new feature this week—elongation! Be sure ...