Glenn Roberts

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Advertisement 1Lyrid meteors expected soon as scientists learn more about 'singing' stars  •   •  Article contentWe all know that stars shine; go outside on any clear night and look above you to observe these bright, twinkling — caused when the star’s light passes through varying and moving atmospheric density layers above Earth — points of light. But did you know that some of those points of light you are looking at actually sing?

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Advertisement 1The "far side" of the moon remains a mystery to those of us peering up from Earth, but NASA and other space agencies are learning more  •   •  Article contentThe “dark side” of the moon is actually a misnomer. The other side of the moon — the side that faces away from the Earth, which we never see when looking at the moon — is only occasionally “dark,” despite the appellation.

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Skip to ContentAdvertisement 1NASA's Lucy spacecraft's mission is to help us understand the solar system by taking a closer look at asteroids  •   •  Article contentBack in the 1960s, British rock band The Beatles put out a song titled ‘Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds’. The song’s letters, LSD, were said at the time to be a reference to the popular 60s counter-culture psychedelic drug Lysergic acid diethylamide, commonly referred to as “acid” or simply LSD, something the Beatles denied.

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Advertisement 1What you need to know to safely observe the partial solar eclipse over Atlantic Canada on March 29  •  Article contentIn my recent article regarding the total lunar eclipse March 14 — which I hope many of you had the opportunity to see and photograph — I mentioned that eclipses always happen in pairs. A total lunar eclipse is always preceded or followed by some sort of solar eclipse.

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Advertisement 1The vernal equinox — the astronomical start to spring — is Thursday, March 20, 2025  •  Article contentWhile there have been a few mild, spring-like days of late, we can all probably agree the lagging wintry weather doesn’t make it feel like spring will be here anytime soon. However, the spring season officially begins, at least here in the Northern Hemisphere, meteorologically on March 1, while the vernal equinox — the astronomical start to spring — is Thursday, March 20, 2025.