The San Luis Obispo TribuneI received quite a few questions this week by email on a variety of subjects, from the Perseid meteor shower to an inquiry about why the earliest sunset of the yea… Read More

The Boston GlobeFor those who missed Saturday night’s meteor showers, which disappeared behind clouds, there is good news. “Even though the peak of the meteor shower was yesterda… Read More

They 2014 Perseid meteor shower will peak between August 10 and also August 13. A waning Gibbous Moon (the Moon's phase following a full moon) may make it harder for observers to find out th… Read More

Steve Martin’s plays – Picasso at the Lapin Agile and, with Edie Brickell, the musical Bright Star – don’t deep dive into character or message. (Bright Star appe… Read More

Sacramento BeeAugust is a big month for stargazers and astronomy fans, but this weekend’s meteor shower may leave a little bit to be desired. The Perseid meteor shower hits its peak th… Read More

 A multicolored Perseid meteor striking the sky just to the right from Milky Way. Wikimedia Commons/ Brocken Inaglory Keep an eye on the night skies over the weekend and… Read More

If you’re into the great outdoors, particularly the night skies, then the cosmos has some spectacular lights in store for the weekend. The Perseids are back, and this year astronomers… Read More

The gravel road is dark, save for the orange tip of our lone cigarette, passed between us badass wannabees. A million stars hover overhead, boosting our euphoria. We gaze with strained necks… Read More

When I think of California’s central coast I think of miles of sand dunes and hiking through a eucalyptus grove forest all with the crash of the waves from the Pacific Ocean at my back… Read More

The most common kind of lightning observed from earth discharges from cloud to cloud or from clouds toward the ground. The more elusive forms, called sprites, take place high above thunders… Read More