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October 14, 2026
HomeLooking Up by Bob Eklund

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

NASA Asks: Will We Know Life When We See It?

June 28, 2018 0
In the last decade, we have discovered thousands of planets outside our solar system and have learned that rocky, temperate …[READ MORE]
Looking Up by Bob Eklund

Thank the Moon for Earth’s Lengthening Day

June 21, 2018 0
For anyone who has ever wished there were more hours in the day, geoscientists have some good news: Days on …[READ MORE]
Looking Up by Bob Eklund

Curiosity Rover Finds Ancient Organic Material, Mysterious Methane on Mars

June 14, 2018 0
NASA’s Curiosity rover has found new evidence preserved in rocks on Mars that suggests the planet could have supported ancient …[READ MORE]
Looking Up by Bob Eklund

New Horizons Wakes for Historic Kuiper Belt Flyby

June 7, 2018 0
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is back “awake” and being prepared for the farthest planetary encounter in history—a New Year’s Day …[READ MORE]
Looking Up by Bob Eklund

InSight Steers Toward Mars

May 31, 2018 0
NASA’s InSight lander has made its first course correction toward Mars. InSight, short for Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy …[READ MORE]
Looking Up by Bob Eklund

Greenland Telescope Opens New Era of Arctic Astronomy

May 24, 2018 0
To study the most extreme objects in the universe, astronomers sometimes have to go to some extreme places themselves. Over …[READ MORE]
Looking Up by Bob Eklund

Helicopter to Fly on NASA’s Next Mars Rover Mission

May 18, 2018 0
NASA is sending a helicopter to Mars. The Mars Helicopter, a small, autonomous rotorcraft, will travel with the agency’s Mars …[READ MORE]
Looking Up by Bob Eklund

Deep Space CubeSats Signal to Earth

May 10, 2018 0
NASA has received radio signals indicating that the first-ever CubeSats headed to deep space are alive and well. Engineers will …[READ MORE]
Looking Up by Bob Eklund

Taming the Multiverse: Stephen Hawking’s Final Theory About the Big Bang

May 3, 2018 0
Professor Stephen Hawking’s final theory on the origin of the universe, which he worked on in collaboration with Professor Thomas …[READ MORE]
Looking Up by Bob Eklund

What Do Uranus’ Cloud Tops Have in Common With Rotten Eggs?

April 26, 2018 0
Even after decades of observations, and a visit by the Voyager 2 spacecraft, Uranus held on to one critical secret, …[READ MORE]

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