You simply can’t travel far enough to escape Earth’s gravity.

What’s the most romantic gift for your sweetheart? A book of poetry? A candlelight dinner? Excellent choices — but as...

The summer solstice on Sunday night is followed by a unique Full Moon on Thursday the 24th, and all of...

This weekend, the three nearest celestial bodies bunch up for our observing pleasure. They’re easy to find and require no...

The Andromeda galaxy, just 2 1/2 million light-years away, is so nearby that the expansion of space isn’t powerful enough...

Mark your calendars- here’s a list of upcoming celestial phenomena you won’t want to miss.

For scientists, coincidences can suggest a pattern that warrants further investigation. But there are many instances in our everyday lives...

Our human logical-mind system, which operates through symbolic language, seems inadequate to meaningfully probe the universe’s true nature. We all...

Extremely high Hudson River tides start this Sunday and peak Tuesday, April 27. That’s because Monday’s Full Moon happens just...

It’s not even fun anymore. Since we last landed humans on the Moon in December, 1972, nine US presidents have...

Coming up soon is April 15, the traditional date taxpayers join astronomers in being obsessed with numbers.

The Earth’s carbon dioxide level was 326 parts per million when I moved to Woodstock in 1972. By 1989, when...

When the Full Moon arrives next Saturday night, the 27th, let’s finally learn its brightness. For, in the mass media...

It’s the most frequently asked question in amateur astronomy. Here, an astronomer offers some guidance.

This Sunday night, December 13, we’ll see the year’s finest meteor shower. These are the Geminids and they deliver a...

I'm periodically asked if I’ve seen evidence among the stars of a Creator. I always dodge such questions, directed my...

Many feel ‘downbeat’ starting around now, with a strange heaviness striking a large minority of the population in November. Its...

This is a good time because the moon is absent this weekend. And there’s a bunch of cool stuff to...

If you know any skeptics regarding carbon dioxide, or who are not freaked by the earth’s still-new milestone of hitting...

Unlike this spring and most of the summer, all four of the classic bright planets are now hovering close to...