Astronomy

Did you see the bright flash last night? Many home security cameras in the St. Louis area sure did. The annual Taurid meteor shower, known to burn more…

A group of amateur astronomers has planted devices around Missouri to measure how much artificial lighting brightens the night sky. The Missouri chapter…

When students and faculty at Truman State University come back for the fall semester, they might notice more stars in the sky. After four years of…

Just before the new year, a Washington University professor was among a group of scientists who launched a telescope from Antarctica that could observe…

This August, people in parts Missouri will be able to see a total solar eclipse, an event that has not been visible in the area since 1442. The next isn’t…

This weekend, leading researchers in the field of astrobiology will convene on UMSL’s campus to share research and analysis of recent findings. That begs…

Libraries throughout the St. Louis area will soon have more telescopes available for checkout.The St. Louis Astronomical Society put 29 telescopes…

Starting Nov. 10, you’ll be able to check out something a little unusual from some St. Louis-area public libraries: a telescope.The program is a…

You don’t want to miss this, because it won’t happen again for more than 100 years.Tuesday afternoon, starting just after 5 p.m., a rare astronomical…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 19, 2010 - Theories have limits. Some account for phenomena quite well when applied within given…