Travelers In The Night

Inappropriate night time outside lighting causes accidents and does not deter crime. However, it blinds you from the beauty of the Universe which surrounds you.

Where you are from and where you live has been influenced by changes in the tilt of the Earth's axis of rotation relative to its orbit around the Sun.

Small close approaching space rocks are part of our environment.

Large unknown potentially dangerous asteroids are still out there.

A rock blasted from the Moon by the impact of an asteroid or comet may be on its way to Earth.

A comet is producing a 3,000 mile long trail of debris as it slowly comes apart.

Anyone who thinks women can't do computers and science needs to meet my Catalina Sky Survey teammate Rose Matheny.

An interesting object is spotted streaking across the night sky at the rate of 17 full moon diameters per day.

A new comet is likely to have the characteristics of a really weird traveler in the night.

Watching the night sky for you.

China is challenging America's historical preeminence in space exploration.

Astronomers have discovered an Earth sized planet orbiting the closest star to our Sun.

A given piece of ground on Mars is more likely to be hit by a space rock than is an equal sized area on planet Earth. Someday Martian tourists may be treated to super meteor storms.

After a meteor is no longer visible to the human eye it leaves a dark trail which can be followed by Doppler Weather RADAR.

A single crystal from space.

NASA's Space Launch System Core Stage will start a new age of space exploration,

Experience the age old sense of wonder which happens when a human looks into deep space and thinks about what might be out there.

Fire on Earth may be ice on other worlds.

Our world is undergoing an alarming warming.

This is the story of the big one that got away.