The Beaver Moon of November
Named after the Beaver; the Full Beaver Moon of November is the time of the year that beavers are preparing for the winter. Therefore, hunters use this time to prepare the last beaver traps of…
The Full Buck Moon Of July
Often the hottest month of the year, July is the middle of the summer season. Baseball is in full swing, kids are out of school and the dog days of summer are upon us. Although…
The Pink Moon Of April
Named after the changes in the environment, the Pink Moon of April is a time for getting a new start. This can mean that the weather will start to consistently be better and allow for…
The Worm Moon Of March
With the end of the winter season and start of the spring season, March is the time of change and new beginnings. The Worm Moon of March transitions from Winter to Spring with the Winter…
The Corn Harvest Moon of September
Although it brings an end to summer and a start of the autumn season, September is still a wonderful time to go observing. The Milky Way is still widely observable to the naked eye in…
The Road to Making Space Affordable
Space–the “final” frontier as some would say; whereas, others would say a less-than-affordable frontier. Making space On Thursday March 30th, 2017, SpaceX launched a “recycled” or “flight proven” rocket that in April 2016 had launched…
NASA Finds 7 Earth-Sized Planets But Now What??
A few days ago, NASA put a press release for a major announcement on Wednesday February 22nd, 2017. Rumor was rampant, with speculation everywhere. There was talk about members of the Spitzer Space Telescopes discovering…