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Star Gazing in Paradise With the IAU

- 3 August 2015

Hawaii may be exotic and glorious on the ground, but the IAU (International Astronomical Union) is taking paradise to the stars for its 29th General Assembly meeting, being held from August 3rd to the 14th, 2015 in Honolulu.

The “Blue” Moon Makes Its Appearance

- 31 July 2015

We are probably all familiar with the old saying; “once in a blue moon.” Like other folks, I have often wondered where this odd saying originated. Since tonight (Friday July 31st) is actually the occurrence of a “blue” moon let’s explore this “rarity.”

Pack Up, Kepler Finds Another Earth

- 27 July 2015

We may not be to the point of packing up our belongings and moving clear across the solar system, but Kepler has found another Earth-like planet in the habitable zone (an area where water could pool on the surface of a planet orbiting around a sun-like star) that has scientists excited.

Pluto Jumps Back Into Our Hearts

- 17 July 2015

If you are of a certain age, you probably remember Pluto as being the ninth, the smallest and the outermost planet in our solar system. It was always there on the charts and textbooks, a tiny white marble just beckoning us to discover what she’s all about. However, back then we didn’t have the technology to discover the wonders of this mystery planet called Pluto, but now we do and what the world has learned is about to put this dwarf planet back on the charts and back into our hearts.

Meteor Showers On Demand?

- 11 July 2015

With the age of technology upon us we are never too far from most anything we want; television programs, movies, even pizzas are only a simple click away. But who would have thought we could now order-up a meteor shower?