Sky Watching Highlights for December 2020
In the month of December, stargazers get ready for some excitement in the sky! Catch the year’s best meteor shower, the Geminids, in the middle of the month. Then, witness an extremely close pairing of...
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Total Solar Eclipse to Cast Shadow on South America
by Lauren Lambert What is a Solar Eclipse? A solar eclipse is a natural phenomenon that occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth. This event happens when the Moon completely blocks the Sun...
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The Geminids: Best Meteor Shower of the Year!
by Lance D. Davis The Geminids are widely recognized as the best annual meteor shower a stargazer can see, occurring between Dec. 4 to Dec. 17. We will broadcast a live stream of the shower’s peak Dec....
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Jupiter-Saturn Great Conjunction: Watch Best View Since Middle Ages!
by Lance D. Davis Stargazers get ready for a nice treat as we are about to witness a super-rare planetary alignment not seen for almost 800 years! Our solar system’s two biggest worlds – the mighty...
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March Equinox Brings 2 Seasons: Spring, Autumn
The March equinox – also called the vernal equinox – is the beginning of the spring season in the Northern Hemisphere and autumn season in the Southern Hemisphere. It arrives on March 20, 2021, at...
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Earth Day: NASA Celebration, Lyrids to Peak
Earth Day – also known as the birth of the modern environmental movement – is Thursday, April 22, 2021. It began in 1970, giving a voice to an emerging public consciousness about the state of our...
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Ring-Sheared Drop Team Prepares for Zero-G Flight
A team of researchers from NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center is preparing to take flight and evade gravity in pursuit of science. Team members are traveling to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to test an...
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May’s Full Moon Comes with Supermoon Eclipse
As we approach month’s end, there is not one, not two, but three celestial events happening with our Moon! The Moon will be located on Earth’s opposite side from the Sun and fully illuminated May 26,...
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Experience NASA’s Journey to LCRD Launch
LAUNCH UPDATE: NASA’s Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) is now scheduled to lift off Tuesday, Dec. 7 at 3:04 a.m. CST (4:04 a.m. EST) aboard United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket. Get...
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Geminid Meteor Shower: NASA to Livestream Annual Highlight of December Skies
Every December we have a chance to see one of our favorite meteor showers – the Geminids. The shower is currently active until Dec. 17 and will peak on the night of Dec. 13 into the morning of Dec. 14,...
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