Gary Seronik's Binocular Highlight in the February Sky & Telescope had sort of put a little bug in my ear to go out and see NGC1746, and there were a couple of...

"For to the earth planetary motions appear sometimes direct, sometimes stationary, nay, and sometimes retrograde. But from the sun they are always seen...

Saw this news item today: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/01/31/lro_snaps_ladee/ That reminded me of something I had been told about here a week ago, and I...

Space Weather Message Code: WATA20 Serial Number: 562 Issue Time: 2014 Jan 31 1325 UTC WATCH: Geomagnetic Storm Category G1 Predicted Highest...

I ran out with my C8 tonight to catch a quick peek at this thing... Not too cold at 31 degrees F, but WINDY. It didn't take too long to find M82... It's...

IF you are forced to shut-down and restart electronic and mechanical systems in inhospitable environments, the sometimes won't come back...

http://wattsupwiththat.com/2014/01/25/greenpeace-disappears-a-founder-much-like-the-commissar-vanishes-in-soviet-russia/

An essay on Does the earth rotate once in 23hrs56minutes The subject of Does the earth rotate once in 23hrs56minutes is a controversial issue. Many an...

I wonder if Meade, Celestron, and all the other companies that have profited from his design will say anything?

Anyone care to try and determine what a 'Year' is before I have to do it myself ?. Don't have a choice but to put the information front and center but will...

The Year is defined by the Earth position in space along the ecliptic equator - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeQwYrfmvoQ We determine the year by the...

http://www.universetoday.com/108459/dusty-windy-and-damp-five-nasa-probes-to-hunt-down-climate-change-in-2014/#ixzz2rFpAtkEB

After bright explosion, astronomers rush to study new supernova http://arstechnica.com/science/2014/01/astronomers-rush-to-study-new-nearby-supernova/ ...

Sorry to kill "the dream" you phony urban pseudo-environmentalists

It doesn't matter if it is 40% or .0004% or whether people are happy to pay for higher energy costs as long as this political maneuver fueled by modelers is...

Indonesia has recorded it's first snowfall in history: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHv3XIivpgI

Water, water everywhere—in our Solar System http://arstechnica.com/science/2014/01/water-water-everywherein-our-solar-system/ Water ice is the most...

This would have been ideal. A 10,000 watt miniature nuclear reactor to power spacecraft for rigorous missions. But they blew it. Solar panels suck, they...

Many are aware the last few solar maximums have been weaker and the that the last solar minimum was uncomfortably long, for some. Here is data covering...

Rosetta is powered by solar panels. Because of this, it had to be put into hibernation for 3 YEARS because of lack of available power. Restart worked, but it...