Con Pederson, CGI Pioneer and ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ Visual Effects Artist, Dies at 91

He and Douglas Trumbull went from creating a short film for the 1964 World’s Fair to working many exacting months on the ...

Ask the Meteorologist: Does a ring around the moon always mean rain, snow is coming?

When the moon's light passes through ice crystals in high-level cirrus clouds, that light gets bent. It gets bent at a ...

All the eclipses, supermoons, meteor showers and planets to spot in 2026

Meteor showers, eclipses, a planetary parade and 13 full moons will be visible in the night sky in 2026. Here’s when to see them.
Delco Times

Astronomers Notebook: Celebrating the Hubble, seeing where no one has before

In 1974, the project’s Science Working Group recommended that the telescope be required to resolve details at least one-tenth ...
Marin Independent Journal

Mill Valley native helps people explore the mysteries of the night sky

Taylor Observatory and Norton Planetarium offers cosmic educational events from the Earth and beyond for all ages.
The Middletown Press

Sea level doesn’t rise at the same rate everywhere – we mapped where Antarctica’s ice melt would have the biggest impact

(THE CONVERSATION) When polar ice sheets melt, the effects ripple across the world. The melting ice raises average global sea level, alters ocean currents and affects temperatures in places far from ...

Titan’s interior is slushy ice, not a hidden ocean, Cassini data finds

For more than a decade, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft traced Saturn’s rings and moons, returning some of the most detailed ...
Astronomy

Why does the same side of the Moon always face Earth?

During its initial molten phase, the Moon experienced tidal bulges on its near and far sides due to Earth's immense gravitational pull. The Moon's rotation initially carried these gravitationally ...