Astronomy (Page 11)

Dancing With the Stars Over the Ancient City of Teotihuacan, Mexico

First the big dipper drifts into view, then the stars...

Eta Aquarid Shooting Stars, Messengers From Halley's Comet, at Their Peak

While the Orionid meteor shower in October is famous as...

Saturn, Ready for Its Closeup

Over the past few weeks we’ve given readers eyeful upon...

Watch Water Become Zero-Grav Jello on the International Space Station

If you get a cloth dripping wet in the absence of gravity...

Three Years in Three Minutes: Whirling Sun Sparks and Flares in Entrancing Video

The sun is a wondrous thing, enabling Mother Earth to be...

Earth Day: Stunning Aurora Borealis Video Highlights Just How Small We Are

The sun is spurting all manner of plasma this year and next...

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Astronomy

Transit of Venus, Hawaiian Natives and the Cosmos

ICTMN Staff

June 05, 2012

It’s no accident that NASA and other institutions are broadcasting the 2012 transit of Venus from observatories on Hawaii...

Transit of Venus Online: Your Comprehensive Guide, and Yes There’s an App for That

ICTMN Staff

June 05, 2012

It’s almost time! Today’s the big day, when Venus passes between Mother Earth and the sun in a unique alignment of the two planets with their star...

Transit of Venus 2012 Will Be Watched By Millions, Including on Navajo Nation: Here’s How

ICTMN Staff

June 04, 2012

The spectacular sun-related astronomical events of this year, combined with modern viewing technology that shields the eyes, caused some to cast aside their reservations and observ...

Transit of Venus and the Mayans

ICTMN Staff

June 04, 2012

It will be an astronomical spectacle for the ages. On June 5 and 6, Venus will undergo a solar transit—for the last time in our lives...

Mother Earth Takes Bite Out of Strawberry Moon in Partial Lunar Eclipse

ICTMN Staff

June 03, 2012

It’s no transit of Venus , but the so-called strawberry moon will be an eye-catching sight as Mother Earth's shadow falls across it in a partial lunar eclipse just before sunrise o...

Transit of Venus, Lunar Eclipse, Highlight June Sky

ICTMN Staff

June 02, 2012

The world is abuzz awaiting the transit of Venus that will take place on Tuesday June 5 (Wednesday June 6 if you’re in Europe, Asia, Australia or Africa)...

Montana State University Throws Transit of Venus Viewing Party While Boosting Native Recruitment

ICTMN Staff

May 31, 2012

Montana State University (MSU) is making the most of the Transit of Venus by throwing a free and open to the public party on June 5 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the MSU football stadium...

'Manhattanhenge' Sends Golden Rays Shooting Across Lenape Territory

ICTMN Staff

May 30, 2012

Twice a year the sun's golden orb shines straight down Manhattan’s east-west streets in New York City, shooting rays from the Hudson to the East rivers, framed by skyscrapers much ...

Moon and Mars Neck and Neck on Memorial Day

ICTMN Staff

May 28, 2012

Mars, known as the war planet in some parts, will offer a fitting tribute in the skies this Memorial Day...

Solar Eclipse Was Viewed by Some Traditional Navajo, While Youngsters Observed Taboo

ICTMN Staff

May 26, 2012

In a surprise twist, traditional Navajo people watched the annular solar eclipse and some young people did not, experts said after the May 20 celestial ring of fire event ...