If China — where fireworks were invented — is hosting massive celebratory drone light shows instead of fireworks, why can’t the USA? After months of lockdown, people are starved for entertainment. They’ve apparently binge-watched everything they ever wanted to see on...
Every Monday, I choose the northern hemisphere’s celestial highlights (mid–northern longitudes) for the following week. Be sure to Check my main feed For more information on stargazing and astronomy, as well as eclipses, for more detailed articles. What to See in...
Giuseppe Donatiello , an Italian amateur astronomer discovered a previously undiscovered dwarf galaxy just outside the Andromeda Galaxy. It is likely to be a mysterious, fossilized first galaxies. Andromeda is the nearest large galaxy to our Milky Way. It is a...
Fireworks mean that New Year’s Eve can be a dangerous time for birds. Should we try alternatives to blowing stuff up? A couple years ago, I wrote about a multi-disiplinary study of how New Year’s Eve fireworks displays affect wild birds...
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter discovered a unique way to celebrate its 13th anniversary in orbit around the Moon this summer: by finding a mysterious “double-crater”. Near the Hertzsprung crater, the new rocket impact site for the Moon was seen. NASA has...
The Ice Bucket Challenge raised a lot of awareness and money for motor neuron diseases such as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). The ALS Association received $80m in donations within a month. While the fundraising campaign deserves praise, the tragic...
When will the next solar eclipse occur? You have just missed it. America is currently in a golden age for solar eclipses so it’s not surprising that eclipse-chasing has become a very popular past-time . This is exactly what happened this...
Happy International Asteroid Day! NASA will attempt to re-route an asteroids by smashing into them in less than 90 days. In an attempt to alter their trajectory, the plan is called the Double Astronomy Redirection Test (DART). It involves the crash...
Nestling birds are exposed to extreme heat and dry conditions during their first few days. This causes them to age faster, produce less offspring, and makes it more difficult for their DNA to survive. @GrrlScientist Recently, I shared the shocking story...
The strange “alien doorway”, on Mars, image went viral on social media. It was returned by NASA’s Curiosity Rover on May 7, 2022, as it traversed the Mount Sharp region of Mars. It was not, however, anything like that–merely a crevice...
