space news

I'm not ashamed to admit that I'm a huge space nerd. I was awestruck when Curiosity landed on Mars. I'm a huge Trekkie. I've even had one or two astronaut-approved freeze-dried ice cream sandwiches in my time! One thing up in space I've always wanted to see more of is the International Space Station. I've seen the same short videos everyone else has seen of astronauts squirting water bottles into the zero-gravity air around them, but I've always longed to see more of the station itself. Then, the Internet delivered the answer to my pleas...

I just got this email from a long time listener: "I haven’t forgotten my duties as the official morning show astronomer, it’s just that not much has been happening! The site below shows the upcoming lunar eclipse on Dec 20. Under Lunar Eclipse Diagrams, click on the MST selection to see when the eclipse will be visible here. Too bad it’s so late at night, but some of your listeners could