Category: Current Astronomy News
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Pluto
Remember Pluto? It used to be a planet. Pluto was discovered back in 1930 and was considered to be the 9th planet for many years…
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That’s a Wrap – Icy Moons!
Over the past couple months, FAS members presented talks about two of the more interesting moons of our Solar System. In April, Steve Childers introduced…
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That’s a Wrap! 2025 Telescope Workshop
FAS held a telescope workshop at its May meeting. There were several great questions, and, hopefully, a few good answers. However, if you need a…
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Venus: Evening to Morning Star
On March 22, the planet Venus shifted from being an evening star to a morning star. For several weeks, Venus has been blazing in the…
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Spring into Spring
Yes folks, it is spring! Technically, we reached the vernal equinox on Thursday March 20 at 5:01 EDT. This is when the Sun, which follows…
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That’s a Wrap! The March 2025 Total Lunar Eclipse
The March 2025 Total Lunar Eclipse has come and gone. Here are photos (and one video) of the eclipse from several FAS members. Images Credit:…
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Happy Pi Day 2025!
Happy Pi Day everyone! Here is an astronomy blog we wrote a few years ago (Happy Pi Day and The Hierarchy of Numbers) and an…
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New Moons for the Solar System
It is very difficult to keep up with the number of moons in our Solar System. Here is the latest count: Earth: 1 Mars: 2…
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That’s a wrap! A night of observing the stars at Pilot Mountain (February 28, 2025)
Finally, the clouds cleared and the weather held steady. We made it up to Pilot Mt. State Park. Around 200 people joined us for a…
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SPHEREx
The Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer (aka SPEHREx) is about ready to lift off. SPHEREx is a…
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A Total Lunar Eclipse (March 13-14, 2025)
On the evening of March 13-14, 2025, there will be a total eclipse of the Moon. A lunar eclipse is not as spectacular as a…
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Asteroid 2024 YR4
Recently there has been a lot of news about asteroid 2024 YR4. Evidently there is a small chance that its orbit will intersect with the…