Daily Astronomy Fix

Grab your binos and take some time to unwind with the dazzling celestial clusters in Taurus. The Pleiades are high in the eastern sky with the Hyades directly below admist the eyes of the bull. These two clusters have been admired since antiquity. While ever-changing and always in motion, we...

NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover is just 2 days from touching down on the Red Planet. The spacecraft launched from Earth on July 30 and has been racing to Mars at almost 50,000mph. Will it find signs of ancient life? Can it collect samples of rock for a future sample return...

Step outside after dinner and stand in wonder of the winter sky. You’ll be treated to magnificent display of very bright stars (1st magnitude or brighter) --- more than during any other season. Most are in the winter hexagon visible in the SE after dark. Find more info about this...

Ever feel like Bill Murray in Groundhog Day? Whether Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow or not, the holiday has roots in ancient astronomy. Feb. 2nd is a cross-quarter day, meaning it's half way between the winter solstice and the spring equinox. So, find time to celebrate the loops of time...

Do you need some cosmic perspective? We certainly do. Our social media team came across this NASA piece - Down to Earth: The Astronaut’s Perspective - and wanted to share it with you. It's a good vibe on this snowy afternoon.

2020 is in our rear view (thank goodness!) and the New Year has just begun, but what is a year anyway? A year is the time it takes our planet to make one orbit around the Sun - about 365 1/4 days. The distance our planet covers as it travels...

Tonight is THE NIGHT! The universe gives us a winter solstice gift with the GREAT CONJUNCTION of Jupiter and Saturn. Binoculars or small telescopes will show both planets along with their largest satellites in the same field of view --- only 0.1 degree apart (6.1 arcminutes). Don't miss this celestial...

Jupiter and Saturn are getting cozy! We’ve been watching them dance together since early fall. On Monday (12/21), they’ll be in the closest visible conjunction since 1226. Keep watching — they’re putting on quite a show! Read more about the conjunction on the Celestial Objects to Observe column from Sky...

Caught a Geminid yet? The Geminid meteor shower is known for its dependability and builds this week reaching its peak on the night of Dec. 13-14 (Sunday evening until dawn Monday). Find a dark spot, make some cocoa, grab your bag, and enjoy the show with a friend! A curious...

Calling all Night Owls! You’re in for a treat during the wee hours Monday morning as the Moon slips into the Earth’s outer shadow for a penumbral lunar eclipse. The Moon enters the penumbra at 12:32 a.m. MST with greatest eclipse occurring at 2:43 a.m. MST (9:43 UT). This is...