/tags/astronomy Astronomy en-US Copyright Thu, 10 Jul 2025 09:00:00 GMT /2025-07-10/ohio-state-planetarium-show-explores-the-pacific-night-sky-with-polynesian-navigators-techniques The "Wayfinders: Waves, Winds and Stars" show at the Ohio State University Arne Slettebak Planetarium is an interactive new show exploring the night-sky navigational techniques used by Polynesian explorers. Thu, 10 Jul 2025 09:00:00 GMT /2025-07-10/ohio-state-planetarium-show-explores-the-pacific-night-sky-with-polynesian-navigators-techniques Renee Fox /show/all-sides/2024-02-15/research-shows-the-moon-is-shrinking-in-size Beyond the moon, we’re talking about exoplanets and new research from Ohio State astronomers. Thu, 15 Feb 2024 12:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides/2024-02-15/research-shows-the-moon-is-shrinking-in-size /npr-news/npr-news/2023-03-01/look-up-venus-and-jupiter-are-going-in-for-a-nighttime-kiss The two brightest planets in Earth's night sky are millions of miles apart. But due to an astronomical quirk, they appear to be engaging in a cosmic dance tonight. Now that's a moment of awe. Wed, 01 Mar 2023 23:45:00 GMT /npr-news/npr-news/2023-03-01/look-up-venus-and-jupiter-are-going-in-for-a-nighttime-kiss Michaeleen Doucleff /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2022-08-04/astronomy-new-with-tom-burns Today on All Sides with Ann Fisher, astronomy news and night sky views. Thu, 04 Aug 2022 13:07:07 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2022-08-04/astronomy-new-with-tom-burns /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2022-07-19/tech-tuesday-first-images-from-the-james-webb-space-telescope Today on Tech Tuesday we are talking to an Ohio State Astronomer and exoplanet hunter about what the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope show and what to expect next. Tue, 19 Jul 2022 14:07:00 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2022-07-19/tech-tuesday-first-images-from-the-james-webb-space-telescope /npr-news/npr-news/2022-07-12/a-buck-supermoon-rose-on-wednesday-heres-what-it-looked-like-around-the-world July's supermoon is the third in a series of four in 2022. While the full moon occurred on Wednesday, it will appear full for about three days, through Friday morning. Tue, 12 Jul 2022 19:33:20 GMT /npr-news/npr-news/2022-07-12/a-buck-supermoon-rose-on-wednesday-heres-what-it-looked-like-around-the-world Wynne Davis /npr-news/npr-news/2022-05-12/this-is-the-first-image-of-the-black-hole-at-the-heart-of-the-milky-way "We finally have the first look at our Milky Way black hole, Sagittarius A*," an international team of astrophysicists and researchers from the Event Horizon Telescope team said. Thu, 12 May 2022 13:22:39 GMT /npr-news/npr-news/2022-05-12/this-is-the-first-image-of-the-black-hole-at-the-heart-of-the-milky-way Bill Chappell /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2022-04-28/astronomy-with-tom-burns Today we are talking about the latest news in astronomy. Thu, 28 Apr 2022 09:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2022-04-28/astronomy-with-tom-burns /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2022-02-03/update-on-the-james-webb-space-telescope Today on All Sides with Ann Fisher we'll discuss the latest on the James Webb Space Telescope and more on astronomy. Thu, 03 Feb 2022 15:30:36 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2022-02-03/update-on-the-james-webb-space-telescope /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2021-10-19/fall-astronomy-with-tom-burns The advent of autumn offers even casual night-sky observers spectacular astronomical sights: Stars, moons, planets, water constellations. We talk about the night-time wonders with Tom Burns, former director of Perkins Observatory at Ohio Wesleyan. Tue, 19 Oct 2021 13:08:02 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2021-10-19/fall-astronomy-with-tom-burns