Textbook views of the Milky Way show a long bar of stars in the middle, with several spiral arms wrapping...More »
▶StarDate Radio: January 22 — Moon and Regulus
The star Regulus stands just a whisker away from the Moon tonight. They climb into good view by about 8:30...More »
★Stargazing: January 22
The star Regulus stands just a whisker away from the Moon tonight. They climb into good view by about 8:30...More »
▶StarDate Radio: January 21 — Navi
Gamma Cassiopeia is a busy star system. The main star is surrounding itself with a disk of gas and dust....More »
★Stargazing: January 21
Gamma Cassiopeiae, the middle point of the letter M or W formed by Cassiopeia, is a busy star system. The...More »
▶StarDate Radio: January 20 — Lunar Eclipse II
In a bit of a coincidence, a total lunar eclipse will shine through American skies for the second January in...More »
★Stargazing: January 20
A total lunar eclipse will shine through American skies tonight. It gets under way at 9:34 p.m. CST, when the...More »
▶StarDate Radio: January 19 — Lambda Draconis
At the ends of their lives, stars like the Sun do a double dip. They puff up to giant proportions,...More »
★Stargazing: January 19
Lambda Draconis, the star at the end of the tail of Draco, the dragon, is puffing up. It is about...More »
★Stargazing: January 18
A supermoon is coming on Sunday night. The Moon will be full only half a day before it reaches its...More »
▶StarDate Radio: January 18 — Lunar Eclipse
We give full Moons all kinds of names. The full Moon of January, for example, traditionally is known as the...More »
★Stargazing: January 17
Aldebaran, the star that represents the eye of Taurus, the bull, stands close to the upper right of the Moon...More »
▶StarDate Radio: January 17 — Hidden Crater
Glaciers keep secrets. They hide rivers, hills, and other surface features. They conceal the bodies of animals that roamed the...More »
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