Tuesday, November 4, 2014

ESA's Rosetta Spacecraft Prepares to Land on a Comet

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Generally speaking, space missions fall into one of three categories:  difficult, more difficult, and ridiculously difficult. Flybys are ...
Saturday, November 1, 2014

Astronomical Calendar: 2014 November

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Pittsburgh's Allegheny Observatory provided the precise time signals, via telegraph, which permitted the establishment of five North A...
Thursday, October 30, 2014

'War of the Worlds' Panic Broadcast Remembered by NJ Woman

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By Glenn A. Walsh Reporting for SpaceWatchtower At the age of 4 years-old, Joan Geraci remembers the fear of her grandparents when thei...
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Tuesday, October 28, 2014

HOAX: 6 Days of Total Darkness in December

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NASA administrator Charles Bolden was the supposed authoritative voice behind the news from Huzlers.com that six days of darkness would h...
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Friday, October 24, 2014

75th Anniversary of America's 5th Major Planetarium

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Photograph of the historic Zeiss Mark II Planetarium Projector during a performance in the Theater of the Stars of Pittsburgh's origi...
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Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Solar Eclipse on Eve of Buhl Planetarium's 75th Anniversary

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Photograph from the 1970s of Pittsburgh's original Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science with the fountain of Allegheny Sq...
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Saturday, October 18, 2014

'Beautiful' Orionid Meteor Shower Peaks Tuesday

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Waking up before sunrise is a good way to get a head start on the day. On Oct. 21st, waking up before sunrise could stop you in your track...