Looking Up

This week on Looking Up Bruce Bookout tells us a bit about the naming process for asteroids. During another 80’s musical interlude, I wondered how asteroids are named.

Mars does a disappearing act in the early morning sky on February 18.

This week on Looking up Hal informs us about a star named Porrima. But is it one star or two?

This week on Looking Up Hal grabs a celestial lion by the tail. One of my favorite constellations is Leo the Lion, now rising in the east after sunset.

This week on Looking Up Bruce Bookout takes on a listener question.  One of our listeners, Scott K., asked a great question that is the basis of how we know, […]

This week on Looking Up Hal doubles our pleasure and doubles our fun by revealing some of the secrets of the Gemini Twins.

This week’s Looking Up has a certain flow to it as Hal talks about the river constellation.

Fortunately, our very own star won’t be falling down from the sky anytime soon.