Mars Month: ‘The Sirens of Mars’ by Sarah Stewart Johnson
‘The Sirens of Mars’ is a part memoir, part historical narrative of the exploration of one of our nearest planetary neighbors.
Continue Reading‘The Sirens of Mars’ is a part memoir, part historical narrative of the exploration of one of our nearest planetary neighbors.
Continue ReadingWelcome to Mars Month at GeekMom! We are celebrating the planned launch of Perseverance on July 20th with a month full of Mars content.
Continue ReadingAs Carl Sagan famously said, “We’re made of star stuff.” Astronomers are now one step closer to understanding how.
Continue ReadingThe National Space Centre in Leicester, UK, is an interactive museum dedicated to the past, present, and future of space exploration.
Continue ReadingThe kids think ‘Space Match’ is better than TV. Which in and of itself makes it worthy.
Continue ReadingOther than the attractive but questionable title (which sometimes wreaks havoc on precise search engine searches), I love this book. I mean, you’ve got space. You’ve got photography. And I’m pretty sure there are very few people out there who do astrophotography better than NASA.
Continue ReadingGeekMom joins in celebrating the Hubble Space Telescope’s 25th anniversary.
Continue ReadingIf you’re in the mood to wake up a bit early tomorrow morning (October 8, 2014), you’ll get a pretty awesome lunar treat. That’s right, it’s total lunar eclipse time!
Continue ReadingTrying to foster interests into possible career options for my high school son, but exploring astronomy turned out to be more of a hobby. Better to find out now?
Continue ReadingThe great stargazing app, Starlight HD, is free for Memorial Day weekend.
Continue ReadingTake a break, sit back, and enjoy some videos.
Crazy photoshopping, and a sky all aglow…
Explore the Earth in Maine, from a view that can’t be beat: DeLorme’s large scale replica of our planet.
Continue ReadingWhat is cute, silly, educational, fun, magical, and leaves you wanting more? All the videos rounded up for your viewing pleasure!
Continue ReadingParts of Canada, the Eastern United States, and Northern Africa will be able to see the last lunar eclipse of 2013
Continue ReadingThe Perseid meteor shower will be visible Sunday and Monday nights, August 11 and 12. GeekMom offers some tips for comfortable and high-probability meteor viewing.
Continue ReadingThis Kickstarter campaign to create a book to “get young girls interested in astronomy, science, and technology” has just a few days left for funding.
Continue ReadingThe AAS Astronomical Society meeting in Indianapolis opens its doors to amateurs on June 3 and 4 (registration fee required) and hosts evening programs for all public attendees on those evenings (no fee). More info at aas.org/aas-222nd-meeting/one-day-program-amateur-astronomers-public/
Continue ReadingDuring the night of Sunday, May 5, you can view the Eta Aquaarid meteor shower as our planet travels through the orbit of Halley’s comet. Go out to view it yourself, or stay inside to catch NASA’s webcast of the livestream with chat.
Continue ReadingWhat better way to endure a grueling 26.2 mile race than with the excitement of a total solar eclipse in the sky above? That’s what the city of Port Douglas in Queensland, Australia is planning with the first-ever Solar Eclipse Marathon. The next total solar eclipse will occur on 13-14 November 2012, with the event crossing the International Date Line such that those in Australia will see it on very early on the 14th, while those in Chile will see a partial eclipse near sunset on the 13th. There is a very narrow strip on the planet that will be under a total eclipse. Of that very narrow strip, only a very small percentage will be on land, including Port Douglas.
Continue ReadingTonight is the last time that any of us will be able to view the transit of Venus across the solar plane. The planets won’t be in such perfect alignment for another 105 years, so head outside and carefully watch the celestial bodies dance before your eyes.
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