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

August 11, 2011 0

NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Launches to Jupiter NASA’s solar-powered Juno spacecraft lifted off from Cape Canaveral Friday, August 5, to begin a five-year journey to Jupiter. Juno’s detailed study of the largest planet in our solar …[READ MORE]

Looking Up by Bob Eklund

Looking Up – Bob Eklund

August 4, 2011 0

First “Trojan” Asteroid Discovered Sharing Earth’s Orbit Astronomers studying observations taken by NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) mission have discovered the first known “Trojan” asteroid orbiting the Sun along with Earth. Trojans are asteroids …[READ MORE]

Looking Up by Bob Eklund

Looking Up – Bob Eklund

July 21, 2011 1

Dawn Spacecraft Returns Close-Up Image of Asteroid Vesta NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has returned the first close-up image after beginning its orbit around the giant asteroid Vesta. On Friday, July 15, Dawn became the first probe …[READ MORE]

Looking Up by Bob Eklund

Looking Up – Bob Eklund

July 14, 2011 0

Neptune Completes Its First Circuit Around the Sun Since Its Discovery — On July 12, 2011, Neptune arrived at exactly the same location in space where it had been when it was discovered nearly 165 …[READ MORE]

Looking Up by Bob Eklund

Looking Up – Bob Eklund

July 8, 2011 0

Hubble Makes One Millionth Science Observation NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has crossed another milestone in its space odyssey of exploration and discovery. On Monday, July 4, the Earth-orbiting observatory logged its one millionth science observation …[READ MORE]

Looking Up by Bob Eklund

Looking Up – Bob Eklund

June 30, 2011 0

Space Scientists Call for Volunteers to Help Guide Mission to Solar System’s Edge Looking for a cutting-edge science project for your youngster? Here’s one that will help the space effort as well as educate—and it …[READ MORE]

Looking Up by Bob Eklund

Looking Up – Bob Eklund

June 23, 2011 0

Cassini Spacecraft Captures Ocean-Like Spray from Saturn’s Moon– NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has discovered the best evidence yet for a large-scale saltwater reservoir beneath the icy crust of Saturn’s moon Enceladus. The data came from the …[READ MORE]

Looking Up by Bob Eklund

Looking Up – Bob Eklund

June 17, 2011 0

Asteroids May Have Brought Us Life’s Ingredients Some asteroids may have been like “molecular factories” cranking out life’s ingredients and shipping them to Earth via meteorite impacts, according to scientists who’ve made discoveries of molecules …[READ MORE]

Looking Up by Bob Eklund

Looking Up – Bob Eklund

June 9, 2011 0

New Mars Rover to Have 3-D Color Vision; “Highway to the Stars” Opens to Mt. Wilson Two digital color cameras riding high on the mast of NASA’s next Mars rover will complement each other in …[READ MORE]