You Can Experience ‘Pluto Time’ Twice a Day on Earth
Photo: 24K-Production (Shutterstock) As the quote goes, “Born too late to explore earth, born too early to explore space.” It’s true: Barring some monumental development, our kind is destined to…
How to Tell If the Rock You Found Is a Meteorite
Photo: DenVDen (Shutterstock) Have you found a weird looking rock when out hiking and thought, “I bet that came from outer space!” I have. Sadly, it’s almost definitely not a…
Bet You Can’t Spot the Elusive ‘Christmas Asteroid’
Photo: Vadim Sadovski (Shutterstock) The European Space Agency has a challenge for you: Spot asteroid 2015 RN35. They’re calling it the “Christmas Asteroid,” and it’s in view of much of…
The Geminid Meteor Shower Is About to Peak
Photo: Genevieve de Messieres (Shutterstock) This Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 14 and 15, marks the peak of the annual Geminid meteor shower, a highlight of the year for meteor fans.…
How to Watch NASA Crash a Spaceship Into an Asteroid
Photo: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Ed Whitman In a first-of-its-kind mission, NASA is planning to crash a spacecraft into an asteroid on September 26 (Earth time), and you’ll be able to stream…
Did You Know You Could Name a Planet?
Image: IAU OAO/NARIT Since NASA, the European Space Agency, and the Canadian Space Agency launched the James Webb Space Telescope in December 2021, we’ve been treated to some of the…
When to See the Biggest, Brightest Full Moon of the Year
Photo: John D Sirlin (Shutterstock) July’s full moon is the event of the year, lunatics: The biggest, brightest moon of 2022 rises on July 13. Look to the Southeastern part…
When to See a Bunch of Planets Line Up in the Sky This Month
Graphic: nikiteev_konstantin (Shutterstock) Did you think Venus and Jupiter appearing to line up in the sky earlier this year was cool? Sure, that conjunction was fine, but this month, five…
When to See the Venus-Jupiter Conjunction This Weekend
Photo: Renata Barbarino (Shutterstock) Something cool is happening this weekend: Venus and Jupiter will look really close in the sky, almost appearing to touch each other, even though they’re millions…
When to See a Fuckton of Planets Align in the Sky This Month
Photo: Zhuravlev Andrey (Shutterstock) If you like planets (and who doesn’t these days?), the solar system has a gift just for you. Beginning on April 17 and continuing through July,…