Harry Clement Stubbs – perhaps better known by his penname, Hal Clement – was born near Boston on May 30, 1922. Stubbs earned a B.S. in astronomy from Harvard University in 1943, followed by master’s ...
Enjoy May’s second Full Moon, see Mercury at its best, spot Titan near Saturn, and much more in the sky this week.
The Kite of Boötes is high in the east after sunset, offering a simple star pattern to trace out with your naked eyes.
SpaceX has FAA approval to conduct up to 25 annual Starship launches and landings at Starbase in Texas. It plans to build V3 pads on Florida’s Space Coast and is also exploring international launch ...
Ahead of what observers anticipate will be the largest initial public offering (IPO) in history, SpaceX debuted its largest rocket yet on a mostly successful mission. Though Starship and the Super ...
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) in Florida resumed operations Friday following the explosion of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket during a test Thursday night. Space Launch Delta 45 (SLD 45), ...
Today in the history of astronomy, Eddington’s eclipse expedition proves Einstein’s theory of general relativity.
The smallest planet appears after sunset as the waxing Moon reaches First Quarter and star clusters shine in the sky this ...
Venus and Jupiter are visible in the evening, while there's a conjunction of Mars and Uranus in the predawn sky.
On May 23, 1967, a highly active sunspot region, McMath Region 8818, produced a series of solar flares. The events were massive, including a rare white-light flare and one of the largest solar radio ...
Main-belt asteroid Egeria is sliding past several stationary background stars tonight, offering a chance to catch its ...
May 25 and 26, 1959, saw the first meeting of the Research Steering Committee on Manned Space Flight. The committee was also referred to as the Goett Committee, as it was chaired by Harry J. Goett. An ...
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