For the first time in human history we are landing on a Comet! Watch the live feed and you can follow the landing as it’s happening. It is expected to touch down at about 11:03 EST. The lander, named Philae, already detached from the Rosetta Spacecraft at about 4am EST, and is slowly moving toward the landing site. Once it gets close enough it will launch harpoons (yup you read it right) to grab onto the comet and pull itself down to the surface, snapping photos along the way. The Science communication world has been following this story since the Orbiter arrived...
Tonight, right around sunset, there will be a partial eclipse of the sun, visible from most of North America. As the sun sets, skywatchers will get to see the moon gradually cover about half of the sun, before it disappears below the horizon. A map of the viewing area shows that the best spot to see it will be all the way up in the Canadian arctic. If you don’t live in the Arctic circle, you can certainly see the eclipse in the South-West near the horizon as it sets. The moon will start to cover the sun around 5:45 EDT,...
Long time no see internet. I’ve survived a busy end of year performing my Astronomy shows for kids of all ages, and now the summer is here. I started by finishing up Part 2 of my supernova podcast. The second part is more of the up to date stuff, and you can find it here. I’m taking suggestions for my next podcast topic, so feel free to give suggestions. This summer is a bit of a revamp and leap for my companies. I’m developing a new series of science shows called EPIC Science, consisting of high energy demos that are...
