Don’t miss the MegaMoon
It’s coming up Sunday night: the closest and largest Moon of 2014. What’s cool is that the Moon reaches an
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The ‘sublime’
We wonder if we can be just a little philosophical in this column. We are scientists, so perhaps we are
Best week for shooting stars and other streakers
Normally we watch the summer meteors on August 11. Indeed, our annual Night of the Shooting Stars program will unfold
Going faster: How we did it
When we gaze into the night sky, we always observe superfast motion – even though nothing seems to be moving
The darkest starry skies are this week
It’s now the dark of the Moon – and the warmest fortnight of summer, climatologically. Our typical nighttime low is
Hudson River Day in Kingston
The Hudson River Maritime Museum’s annual Hudson River Day will be held on Saturday, July 19 from 11 a.m. to
New Horizons spacecraft to send pix of Pluto
Pluto is at opposition this month, meaning that it’s now at its brightest. That’s not good enough. It’s too dim
Zoom: Bob’s new book on the animated universe
My newest and most epic book was published this week by Little Brown. I have no shame: I hope you
On the waterfront with Scenic Hudson’s Ned Sullivan
[portfolio_slideshow id=12113] Photos by Robert Rodriguez, Jr. Scenic Hudson’s string of parks, located up and down the Hudson River, have
Poughkeepsie hosts Dragon Boat Races this Saturday
Considering the way that the opening of the Hudson River Rowing Association Community Boathouse on the Poughkeepsie waterfront has pumped