Dr. Sky

With the arrival of the summer monsoon season and the possible end of our drought, we turn our attention to the end of the long “drought” of visible comets!

With the world’s attention focused on the 51st anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing, what lies ahead with both robotic and human exploration of the moon?

With the heat of the summer upon us, we get to look skyward and find the celestial replica of one of Arizona’s native arthropods, the scorpion.

With the summer season about to begin, there are now sightings of some very unusual cloud formations being observed by millions of people around the world.

As the summer season is right around the corner, we have some amazing sights to see in our Arizona skies, especially Lyra the Harp.

With the summer season just around the corner, it’s time to search our Arizona skies for one of the most amazing sights in the entire night sky: the Milky Way.

There is still a good month of decent dark and clear skies in Arizona before the monsoon weather pattern moves into our region.

Many of us know that the U.S. Space Shuttle program ended back in 2011, but did you know that the U.S. Air Force is operating a mini shuttle-type spacecraft known as the X-37?

This year is opening up a new window for some potentially bright comets here in Arizona. Comet Swan is slowly brightening and is actually visible in a pair of binoculars.

The full moon in May is called the Flower Moon because flowers dot the landscape in most regions of the United States this time of year.