Teach Moon phases with this easy lunar activity By Dr. Daniel Barth One of the crucial questions that teachers and home school parents face is: ‘How do I provide high quality science instruction?’ This question really breaks down into two...
You don’t have to sail the high seas or come across an ancient map to find buried treasure. In fact, all around us precious metals are located just beneath the surface waiting to be found. All you need to start...
Offering up a feast of intriguing galaxies, the Virgo constellation is an ideal May target for stargazers in either hemisphere. As the second-largest constellation, Virgo covers 1,294 square degrees of celestial real estate and is visible from 80° North to...
Our bustling solar system is littered with rocky particles of space debris known as meteoroids. Although most are unimpressive in size, these pebble-sized pieces of cosmic clutter can still put on quite a show for earthbound observers. When...
It’s a steady presence in all of our lives, but few people take the time to truly get to know Earth’s closest neighbor. In this recurring blog post, accomplished astronomer and astrophotographer Dr. Howard Eskildsen will take readers on a...
It can be difficult for kids to truly understand the Earth-Moon system using just textbooks and websites. In these sources the relative size of the Earth and Moon are often shown incorrectly and the scale of the distance between them...
The International Space Station has been a fixture in the sky since its first component was launched in 1998, and it is a bright sight to behold if you can catch it. Depending on your location, you may be able...
Astrophotographer Mike Wiles took this image of the Pinwheel Galaxy. This spiral galaxy is a popular observing target and has an impressive diameter of around 170,000 light years — making it much larger than our own Milky Way. Like the...
Make a Moon Phase Diagram With Cookies By Dr. Daniel Barth When we first look up at the sky, the Moon is probably the first thing we notice. It fascinates us, child and adult alike, with its changing phases, the...
