April 20 – Hybrid Solar Eclipse
With the upcoming hybrid solar eclipse, it makes sense to discuss what a hybrid eclipse is, how it differs from other events, and when the next ones are visible from the Pacific Northwest. As discussed…
Famous Space Missions In Progress
There was another article that highlighted the most famous space missions that have completed. In this article, let’s take a look at the most famous in progress missions! Hubble Space Telescope Launch in 1990, the…
A New Light Pollution AI
Welcome to the age of Artificial Intelligence, or AI. AI can do so much and has been in the news recently with products like ChatGPT. Now every tech company is dipping their hands into the…
Top 5 Smallest Impact Craters On Earth
With over 190 confirmed impact craters having hit Earth, there are a plethora of interesting discoveries! A good example of this being that scientists can roughly determine the age of an impact based upon the…
Auriga
Located north of the celestial Equator, the constellation Auriga is the site of the galactic anti-center. This means the constellation contains the point in the sky opposite to the center of the Milky Way Galaxy….
Leo Minor
Located in the northern celestial hemisphere, Leo Minor is a small and faint constellation. Its name is Latin for “the smaller lion”, and lies between Ursa Major to the north and Leo to the south. Leo Minor was not…
NCAA Lays Out Plan for Interplanetary Tournaments
In an attempt to expand their offerings, the NCAA announced their plans and intentions to expand beyond Earth. Although there aren’t any universities on the Moon or the Moon, the NCAA says that they are…
Cleaning Space Debris In Orbit: 1 Satellite At A Time
The year is 2077 and the Kepler syndrome has started to kick in, with an estimated 2 million pieces of space debris in orbit. Humanity had so little regard for what scientists were saying and…
Former Constellations In The Night Sky
Every culture sees the night differently and throughout the ages, astronomers have kept creating their own constellations. There are 88 modern recognizable constellations, but that hasn’t always been the case, In order to ensure that…
People Leaving Portland: Good or Bad For Light Pollution?
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,…