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People have been enthralled by the beauty and mystery of a star-filled sky since, well, since there have been people. In our modern technological age, it can be difficult for us to imagine a time in our history when there were no such things as smartphones, video games, television, the internet, or even books. In … May 2021 Feature – Three Leaps of the Gazelle

    In the context of English grammar, the word “conjunction” refers to certain other words, such as “and”, “yet”, or “but”, that are in turn used to link other words, phrases, and clauses together, but within the parlance of astronomers, the word refers to when two or more celestial objects appear to linkup close and … December 2020 Feature – The Great Conjunction of 2020 – copy

    In the context of English grammar, the word “conjunction” refers to certain other words, such as “and”, “yet”, or “but”, that are in turn used to link other words, phrases, and clauses together, but within the parlance of astronomers, the word refers to when two or more celestial objects appear to linkup close and … December 2020 Feature – The Great Conjunction of 2020

There’s a common misconception that in order to see the wonders of the cosmos, you must own a telescope. Not true! There are many wonders overhead that you can see with just your unaided eye: the moon, 5 bright planets, eclipses, stars, constellations, the Milky Way, and even the Andromeda Galaxy located some 2.5 million … AUGUST 2020 Feature – THE PERSEID METEOR SHOWER

Astronomy is not something that is only accessible to those who own expensive telescopes, it is a pursuit that we can all engage in by using nothing more than our unaided eyes. Things like learning how to identify the brightest stars in the night sky and the constellations to which they belong are a good … April 2020 Feature – EARTHSHINE

If you are one of those people who loves seeing the planets with just the unaided eye (and really, who doesn’t?), then this month is going to be…well, out of this world.  March of 2020 brings us 5 naked eye planets: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn.   In addition to these worlds, I’ll throw in … March 2020 Feature – A Month for Planet Hunters

    Rachel Furman  is the Senior Environmental Manager at L’Oréal’s largest cosmetics manufacturing plant in the world, located in North Little Rock, AR. She helps coordinate implementation of L’Oréal;s sustainability program. In this lecture, Ms. Furman shares how L’Oréal works to reduce waste generation, water consumption, greenhouse gas emission and also support sustainability projects. … EARTHtalk! – Rachel Furman – L’Oréal’s Sustainability Commitment

From night to night, the stars march inexorably across the sky just like they’ve done for millennia. Looking up at a star-filled sky, it’s easy to lull yourself into believing that the stars are all the same in appearance, unchanging and eternal. But if astronomy teaches us anything, it’s that nothing within this universe lasts … January 2020 Feature – Hey Betelgeuse, Are You Okay?

    J. Bruce McMath is the Chair of the Arkansas Natural Sky Association.  He is also a retired civil trial lawyer and has served on a number of environmental organizations including past president of the Central Arkansas Astronomical Society. In this lecture he discusses the many environmental impacts associated with the abuse of artificial … EARTHtalk! – J. Bruce McMath

“It is a most beautiful and delightful sight to behold the body of the moon.” Galileo Galilei, “The Starry Messenger” (1610)   If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a bazillion times: the moon is one of the most rewarding celestial objects you can observe with either a pair of binoculars or a small … October 2019 Feature – The Lunar Chain Gang