Recent stories emerged about population decline in the Portland area. Although it wasn’t much of a decline, those leaving are some of the wealthiest and most connected individuals. This not only hurts the city economically,…
Located in the northern celestial hemisphere, Canis Minor is a small constellation that was included in Ptolemy’s 2nd century constellations. The name is Latin for “lesser dog”, which is commonly represented as following the constellation of Orion the hunter. Canis Minor…
As Apple iOS 16.4 was recently released, something that got added were a few new emojis. This promoted us to take a look at what they were and got us thinking which space and planet…
Located in the northern sky, Ursa Major, also known as the Great Bear, is a constellation with an associated mythology that likely dates back into prehistory. The Latin name means “greater she-bear,” which refers to and…
Located in the northern sky, Ursa Minor which is Latin for “Lesser Bear”, is also known as the Little Bear. Like with Ursa Major, the tail of the Little Bear may also be seen as the handle…
Not every US state is equal, which provides unique identities and fun things to learn about. Today, let’s look at some reasons why the Western USA seems to have a plethora of potential dark sky…
Located in the northern celestial hemisphere, Aries is one of the constellations of the zodiac. The name Aries is Latin for ram, and can trace its history to Ptolemy’s 48 constellations described by the 2nd century. In regards to size, the constellation…
The lunar Maria are large, dark, basaltic plains on Earth’s Moon, formed by ancient asteroid impacts on the far side on the Moon that triggered volcanic activity on the opposite, otherwise known as the near,…
Located in the northern celestial hemisphere, Taurus, which is Latin for “the Bull”, is a constellations of the zodiac. Taurus is a large and prominent in the winter sky for observers in the Pacific Northwest. The history of the constellation…
Located in the northern celestial hemisphere, Gemini is a constellation of the zodiac and is 1 of the 48 constellations described by the 2nd century AD astronomer Ptolemy. The name Gemini is Latin for twins, and it is associated with the twins Castor…