Anticipate auroras, meteors and a great comet in 2013
This might be an amazing year in the sky. Forget star charts, telescopes or any sky knowledge; rare celestial events
All posts by Bob Berman
Groundhog Day in the universe
An intriguing New York Times headline appeared on November 29: Ice has been discovered on Mercury. Wow, frozen water on
Cool sky stuff is coming in 2014
Jim Metzner’s Pulse of the Planet is a syndicated radio show that explores nature’s rhythms. Like beating hearts or chirping
A look at frequent flyer radiation
Cosmic rays have the most mysterious-sounding name in the universe, and they definitely live up to it. Even their history
What’s happening in the warm and wet Europan seas?
You were rewarded if you looked for meteors last Thursday night. From 9 p.m. on, you saw one every minute
Is this really the end?
According to The New York Times, many people in Russia are panicking. They really believe that the end of the
Not-so-jovial reception
That brilliant star? It’s Jupiter, now at its closest to us until two more presidential terms have come and gone.
Two minutes that will change your life
It was a nerve-wracking event. On this, my seventh total solar eclipse since 1970, the forecast from the get-go was
The Crab with an uncrackable shell
Next Wednesday night, November 28, the Full Moon floats right next to dazzling Jupiter. It’ll be an eye-catching apparition all
Eclipsing all expectations
The most spectacular event unfolds this week. On November 13, the Moon will totally cover the Sun. No other eclipse