space science

  • When to See the ‘Ring of Fire’ Solar Eclipse This Month

    When to See the ‘Ring of Fire’ Solar Eclipse This Month

    If you’re something of a stargazer, you’ve had little respite from the jam-packed celestial calendar lately: Between last month’s Super Flower Blood Moon, and both of April’s meteor showers, the stargazing industrial complex has been operating at full tilt, giving people plenty of reason to stay up into the small hours.


  • When to See the Lyrid Meteor Shower Light Up the Night Sky

    When to See the Lyrid Meteor Shower Light Up the Night Sky

    In addition to a Super Moon and warming spring air, April comes with tidings of space rocks. Beginning April 16, Earth will traverse the tail of the comet C/1861 G1 Thatcher, which will see the Lyrid meteor shower streak across the night sky. Of course, this isn’t the same as glancing upwards to witness the…