astronomy – The Portland Press Herald

Mainers can spot a partial lunar eclipse of a supermoon Tuesday night

NASA officials say the eclipse will begin around 8:40 p.m. and peak at 10:44 p.m.

by By BERNIE REIM March 1, 2020February 25, 2020

Betelgeuse in Orion just keeps getting more interesting.

Maine libraries are loaning the instruments out to 9,000 people a year, and starting this summer, 12 state parks will have them on hand.

Quite a celestial dance will be going on in the morning sky all month.

by MARCIA DUN Associated Press January 23, 2019January 24, 2019

It’s said to be the first impact flash ever seen during the lunar event.

by KEN MORITSUGU The Associated Press January 4, 2019January 4, 2019

A Chinese lunar rover has begun exploring the terrain in the world’s first mission on the surface of the far side of the moon.

by Associated Press July 17, 2018

Astronomers say they’re very small, about one to two miles across.

by Sarah Kaplan The Washington Post April 28, 2018April 28, 2018

Members of the Resource Prospector mission are instructed to close out the project by the end of May.

by Associated Press April 4, 2018

Scientists have long guessed that many stellar black holes swirl within galaxies, but until now they hadn’t seen evidence.