MacPhail’s interest in the night sky began when he heard President John F. Kennedy’s speech in 1962 that the United States would land a man on the moon before the end of the decade. MacPhail’s parents ...
Taking advantage of a cosmic 'double lens,' astronomers resolved more than 40 individual stars in a galaxy so far away its light dates back to when the universe was only half its present age.
We’ll update this article multiple times each week with the latest moonrise, moonset, Full Moon schedule, and some of what you can see in the sky each week ... make their way into public ...
Perhaps surprisingly, he adds: "In a way ... seeing success with earlier nights. Pre-midnight events and shows are proving "extremely successful", he says. Watch his full interview with Sky ...