The US Northeast was treated yesterday to a partial solar eclipse at sunrise! The US Northeast, Quebec, Eastern Canada, Greenland, Iceland and Northwestern Europe were treated yesterday to a Partial Solar Eclipse. For observers in the US Northeast who were fortunate to have favorable weather conditions, the partially eclipsed sun was observed at its rising.[…]
as seen from your location (if your device has geolocation enabled and active) Mid-North Atlantic Seaboard Stereo Projection The sky now as seen from downtown Manhattan (New York) Keyboard controls are available in the upper right corner, identified by the ‘?’ Mollweide Projection Las Cumbres Global Observatory Stereo Projection The sky now as seen from[…]
In death, comes new life. In the grandest example of the Cycle of Life, the death of a massive star provides the raw materials for new stars, planets and life! This article was originally published in Substack We, bound by a common origin, composed of elements forged in the nuclear cauldrons of long-dead stars, look[…]
Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds This article was originally published in Substack WR-104, The Pinwheel Both the title and subtitle above are from the Hindu holy book, the Bhagavad-Gita and were famously uttered by Julius Robert Oppenheimer, the American physicist whose life and career were recently featured in a full-length Hollywood[…]
The Vernal Equinox, the Astronomical beginning of spring, occurs this year on Thursday, March 20, 2025 at 5:01 AM EDT (9:01 UTC, March 20, 2025). What’s so special about this event? 12 equal hours of daylight and darkness everywhere on the planet. The beginning of Astronomical Autumn for our friends in the Southern Hemisphere The[…]
Where are they and what can we do? This article was originally published in Substack Rose Ferreira At the beginning of the month, NASA took down a page about Rose Ferreira — and then restored it. They restored it because of public outcry, the ‘optics’ and, finally and most importantly, because Rose is the living embodiment of[…]
