Dr. Sky

The wonders of spring are here for all of us in Arizona to enjoy, as the night sky in April is rich with objects to view, including the Lyrid meteor shower and full Pink Moon.

This week, scientists revealed the first image ever made of a black hole in space. But black holes have been in the news for well over 100 years.

With the first quarter of 2019 here and gone, now is a great time to plan for some amazing sights in our Arizona skies as we welcome in the month of April. 

Our Arizona night sky offers up some amazing sights. The brightest star in the night sky, Sirius, is easily visible in our late March and early April skies.

Oumuamua is the Hawaiian word for “scout,” as the object is thought to be an asteroid coming not from this solar system, but from another star system.

With dark and clear skies later in the week, this is a great time to get out those binoculars and view some of the most amazing objects in our Arizona skies.

The sun had no visible sunspots for the entire month of February. But what could this mean for us? KTAR News 92.3 FM's Dr. Sky breaks it down.

Spring will kick off in Arizona on the afternoon of March 20, but the month will also see many star events that residents should look out for.

NASA's Mars Opportunity rover has lasted for some 15 years, providing us with some amazing images and date from the red planet. It went silent this month.

A small periodic comet will pass by the Earth soon! Sky watchers, get set for Comet Iwamoto, as it passes within 27,000,000 miles of Earth this week.