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Don’t Miss the Supermoon!

On November 14-15, 2016 we'll experience a "Super Moon." A full moon that is bigger and brighter than usual because the moon will actually be about 400,000 kilometers closer to Earth than normal. The last Super Moon occurred in 1948 and you'll have to wait until 2034 for the next one. So, take your children outside tonight so they can experience their first Super Moon! For more information about the phenomenon, go here.
Cheryl Taylor
November 14, 2016
Earth in SpaceGeology

Take the Pluto Survey!

We all remember learning the nine planets of the solar system when we were in school. And just like that, there were only eight! Poor Pluto! In 2006 the IAU (International Astronomical Union) demoted Pluto to nothing more than a "dwarf planet" when another rocky body, similar to Pluto, was discovered beyond Neptune. But, on September 18 Harvard University hosted a debate about the controversial classification of Pluto and it seems quite a case was…
Cheryl Taylor
October 4, 2014