Looking Up by Bob Eklund

Bob Eklund has had a lifelong love affair with the sky, having been raised by a grandfather working at a major astronomical observatory in Wisconsin. For many years he has helped the Mount Wilson Observatory with their public education and outreach programs. Bob is the author of a book of poetry and essays about astronomy, First Star I See Tonight. Following a corporate career as an editor and business communicator, he now assists local residents with their business and personal writing/editing/proofreading needs. See www.bobeklund.com.

Looking Up by Bob Eklund

Looking Up – Bob Eklund

January 24, 2013 0

Deep Space Industries has announced plans to send a fleet of asteroid-prospecting spacecraft out into the solar system to hunt for resources to accelerate space development to benefit Earth. These “FireFly” spacecraft utilize low-cost CubeSat …[READ MORE]

Looking Up by Bob Eklund

Looking Up – Bob Eklund

January 11, 2013 0

Look up at the night sky and you’ll see stars, sure. But you’re also seeing planets—billions and billions of them. That’s the conclusion of a new study by astronomers at Caltech that provides yet more …[READ MORE]

Looking Up by Bob Eklund

Looking Up – Bob Eklund

January 4, 2013 0

NASA RESEARCHERS STRIKE SCIENTIFIC GOLD WITH METEORITE – Scientists found treasure when they studied a meteorite that was recovered April 22, 2012, at Sutter’s Mill near Coloma, Calif., the gold discovery site that led to …[READ MORE]

Looking Up by Bob Eklund

Looking Up -Bob Eklund

December 28, 2012 0

CLOSEST SINGLE STAR LIKE OUR SUN MAY HAVE HABITABLE PLANET – An international team of astronomers led by the University of Hertfordshire has discovered that Tau Ceti, one of the closest and most Sun-like stars, …[READ MORE]

Looking Up by Bob Eklund

Looking Up – Bob Eklund

December 13, 2012 0

CASSINI SPOTS MINI NILE RIVER ON SATURN MOON – The international Cassini mission has spotted what appears to be a miniature extraterrestrial version of the Nile River: a river valley on Saturn’s moon Titan that …[READ MORE]

Looking Up by Bob Eklund

Looking Up – Bob Eklund

December 10, 2012 0

Scientists have unveiled an unprecedented new look at our planet at night. A global composite image, constructed using cloud-free night images from a new NASA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellite, shows the …[READ MORE]

Looking Up by Bob Eklund

Looking Up – Bob Eklund

November 29, 2012 0

BIGGEST BLACK HOLE BLAST DISCOVERED – Astronomers using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile have discovered a quasar with the most energetic outflow ever seen—at least five times more powerful than …[READ MORE]