Total Lunar Eclipse Coming in May
Total Lunar Eclipse One of the most dramatic and easily viewed celestial events—a total lunar eclipse—is fast approaching. It happens on May 15/16 and will be visible from across North […]
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5 Reasons Why the 2022 Total Lunar Eclipse is a Must-See
On the evening of May 15 and into the wee hours of May 16, a total lunar eclipse will grace the skies of North and South America, Europe, Africa, and […]
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The Life of Stars: We Talk to Lowell Astronomer Gerard van Belle
Star Stuff sits down with Lowell Astronomer Dr. Gerard van Belle to talk about the life cycle of stars. Find out why Gerard lovingly refers to our sun as a […]
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View from Mars Hill: The Lowell Discovery Telescope by the numbers
As posted on the Arizona Daily Sun website on 3/26/2022. Aluminum is traditionally used to commemorate 10-year anniversaries. That’s appropriate for such a recognition on April 3 as the preeminent […]
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Star Stories (The Constellations Of Spring)
In this episode of Star Stuff, we talk about what constellations are in the Northern Hemisphere’s night sky right now, how to find them, and their stories throughout cultures around […]
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Life on Mars (Human and … Otherwise)
On this episode of Star Stuff, the crew and Lowell Cosmologist Dr. Kyler Kuehn sits down with Dr. Roedolph Opperman to talk about what life in outer space may look […]
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MEDIA ALERT: LOWELL OBSERVATORY PRESENTS MESSIER MARATHON STAR PARTY ON MARCH 11
MEDIA ALERTMarch 8, 2022 Event link: Messier Marathon 2022: An Overnight Virtual Star Party » Lowell Observatory Flagstaff, AZ. – On March 11, Lowell Observatory will host a star party […]
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Capturing Dark Energy On Camera: We Talk to Dr. Kyler Kuehn
Hear from Lowell Observatory Cosmologist Dr. Kyler Kuehn about his project to capture Dark Energy “on camera.” We do a deep dive on what Dark Energy is and how it […]
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Messier Marathon 2022: An Overnight Virtual Star Party
French astronomer Charles Messier is best known for compiling an astronomical catalog of 110 nebulae and faint star clusters. A comet hunter by trade, Messier discovered a total of 13 […]
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Life On Other Planets, In Art And In Our Universe: We Talk to Dr. Dan Durda
In this episode of Star Stuff, the crew talks to Dr. Dan Durda about his art, his research, and life on other planets. Dr. Dan Durda has a biography that […]
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Clyde Tombaugh, From The Eyes of His Son: We Talk to Alden Tombaugh
Historians, gather ’round! In this episode of Star Stuff, the crew sits down with Alden Tombaugh and discuss his father, Clyde Tombaugh, and what it was like being the son […]
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I♥Pluto Festival 2022 | Who Was Clyde Tombaugh?
The 2022 I♥Pluto Festival is in full swing! We’ll be celebrating the February 18, 1930 discovery of Pluto from now until February 21st, 2022. Many of our events happening this […]
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