Nov 05
What’s Up in the Sky – November, 2020 Spacecraft in the News and Planets in the Sky I want to begin this month’s column with a brain teaser: What did OSIRIS-REx say after orbiting Bennu for a couple of years? Before you answer, you may need a little background. OSIRIS-REx is a spacecraft that was …
Sep 10
What’s Up in the Sky – September, 2020 Astronomy as an Art Form There’s way more to astronomy than just “what’s up in the sky”. Sometimes the intersection of several branches of science or the combination of science and art can lead to some fascinating discoveries or the confirmation of existing theories. Such is the …
Aug 02
What’s Up in the Sky – August, 2020 Even Minor Observations are Important As I often do when starting a column, I reviewed the last four years of the “This Month in History” section at the end of each article. In doing so this month I noticed that in three out of the last four …
Jun 01
What’s Up in the Sky – June, 2020 Spaceships, Galaxies, and Planets, Oh My A newspaper column with a name like What’s Up in the Sky probably should be about things that are visible when you go outside and look up. Of course, loyal followers of the column know that its topics often include famous …
May 04
What’s Up in the Sky – May, 2020 Isolation Isn’t All Bad Throughout history, pandemics have had considerable influence in the course of human events, some great, some small. Most experts agree that the current situation will end up being in the first category. So I did some research into the connection between pandemics and …
