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  • WATCH: A bright streak of light signaled the return of astronauts to Earth

    March 12, 2024 2:51 PM

    If you were out and about early on Tuesday morning, you may have noticed a bright flash of light across the night sky. Several Storm Station sent in their photos of the spectacle. It was not a shooting star. Rather, the fiery streak of light was a spacecraft carrying... more »
  • The science behind leap days: what would happen if they didn't exist Play Video

    February 29, 2024 6:44 PM

    This year, we find an extra date on our calendars – February 29. Although we tack on another day to winter, the added leap day ensures we don’t see winter shifting around on the calendar. We define one year as 365 days. This is almost consistent with the time... more »
  • Last chance: Our final opportunity to see a solar eclipse for decades Play Video

    February 27, 2024 4:17 PM

    BATON ROUGE - On Monday, April 8th, 2024, another solar eclipse takes over skies across North America. Solar eclipses happen when the Moon passes between the Earth and Sun at a position where the Moon casts a shadow on the Earth. Those caught in the path of this shadow experience... more »
  • Look up! A bright Jupiter will be adjacent to the Moon on Friday night

    November 24, 2023 7:19 PM

    As we continue to celebrate over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, there is a reason to look up and explore the night sky. On Friday night (November 24th, 2023), you will find Jupiter adjacent to the nearly full Moon. With binoculars, you should be able to capture both the Moon and... more »
  • Highland Road Park Observatory will soon open doors for partial solar eclipse Play Video

    October 10, 2023 8:01 PM

    BATON ROUGE - While stargazing is most often done at night, our nearest star (i.e. the Sun) will soon give us a good reason to stargaze during the daytime. On Saturday, October 14 th , a partial solar eclipse will occur across southeast Louisiana. This will be a nice... more »
  • An annular solar eclipse will soon take over skies across the country Play Video

    October 6, 2023 11:30 PM

    BATON ROUGE - On Saturday, October 14th, 2023, an annular solar eclipse will take over skies across North and South America. Solar eclipses happen when the Moon passes between the Earth and Sun at a position where the Moon casts a shadow on the Earth. Those caught in the path... more »
  • NASA works to finalize production of $9.7 billion telescope that will replace the Hubble

    September 16, 2021 3:25 PM

    The astronomical community is eagerly anticipating the finalized construction of an over $9 billion device that, once set up and ready to use, will be 100 percent inaccessible to a hands-on repair crew. The decision to put so much money into the production of a tool that can't easily... more »
  • Rare celestial trifecta set for Wednesday morning Play Video

    January 30, 2018 10:17 AM

    On Wednesday morning, you can wake up and look up to a rare phenomenon. The night sky will reveal a super blue blood moon as three celestial events coincide. Most days, the moon is nearly 238,855 miles from Earth, but during this super moon it will be approximately 223,068... more »
  • The Eclipse..The Weather...and the Tropics

    August 21, 2017 12:52 AM

    The Eclipse: By now it is no secret that we will have a major astronomical event beginning around 12:00 PM on Monday August 21st. The 2017 Eclipse has been widely publicized and there is a plethora of information on the subject. Here in southeast Louisiana we will be treated... more »
  • Eclipse 2017: what to expect, how to view

    August 16, 2017 11:42 AM

    On Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, the U.S. will be treated to a total eclipse of the sun. The eclipse will be visible—weather permitting—across all of North America. The entire continent will experience a partial eclipse lasting two to three hours. Anyone within a 70-milewide path that stretches through 14 states... more »
  • Livingston charts gravitational waves: What is LIGO?

    February 11, 2016 12:17 PM

    LIVINGSTON - Cosmic news Thursday that scientists at a remote research center in Livingston Parish proved gravitational wave theories suggested by Albert Einstein in 1915 instantly made this rural area of Louisiana a scientific mecca. Gravitational waves carry information about the origins and nature gravity that could not otherwise... more »

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