There are now three "superior" planets that are readily visible in our early evening spring sky: Mars, Saturn and Jupiter [Map]. A superior planet is defined as one whose mean distance from the Sun is ...
The Red Planet reaches opposition about once every two years. On Thursday, January 16 Mars will reach opposition and appear bigger and brighter in the night sky. According to NASA, this exciting ...
Elongation is the angle, in degrees, between the Sun and the planet as seen from here on the Earth. Superior planets (those that lie further from the Sun than us: Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, ...
Lake Superior is among the fastest-warming lakes on the planet. Climate change may be the culprit behind its algae blooms too By Morgan Greene Chicago Tribune (TNS) Oct 22, 2021 Oct 22, 2021 ...
Follow the night sky throughout the course of a year, and you’ll start to pick out some patterns. The stars all seem to march in lock step across the sky. They rise in the east and set in the west, ...
The kayakers stood for a moment on the beach, marveling at the clear sweep of blue. On a warm fall day along the south shore of one of the world’s largest freshwater lakes, the sun lolled toward the ...