The Taurid meteor showers peak a week apart in November
WASHINGTON -- Two sister meteor showers are already flashing across night skies — and will peak a week apart.The Southern Taurids will reach their zenith early Tuesday morning and the…
‘Halloween comet’ breaks apart after flying close to the sun
A recently discovered comet that some stargazers had hoped to see during Halloween week has disintegrated before the day of ghosts and ghouls. NASA confirmed Tuesday its sun-observing spacecraft captured…
Citizen astronomers rally to protect Mexico’s night sky for the next generation
JOYA-LA BARRETA ECOLOGICAL PARK, Mexico -- As night descended, a rumble of frogs filled the air in this park outside the central Mexican city of Queretaro. In the sky, tiny…
Northern lights, beluga whales and science meet in Churchill, Manitoba
After one night in the Manitoba capital city of Winnipeg, 13 of us climbed aboard the Calm Air 62-seater from the charter terminal, ready for our arctic adventure.Soon, we began…