space /tags/space space en-US Copyright Tue, 12 Aug 2025 19:34:30 GMT What's worth looking for in the night sky in the coming weeks? /local-news/2025-08-12/night-sky-venus-jupiter-meteor-showers-comet Planets separating, meteor showers, and a dim comet. Tue, 12 Aug 2025 19:34:30 GMT /local-news/2025-08-12/night-sky-venus-jupiter-meteor-showers-comet Bill Rinehart 2024 was 'as good as it gets' for sky watchers. Here's what to expect from 2025's night skies /local-news/2024-12-30/2025-night-sky-events-planet-parade-elcipse Astronoer and 'Looking Up' host Dean Regas says there's more to come in the night sky in 2025. Mon, 30 Dec 2024 08:11:00 GMT /local-news/2024-12-30/2025-night-sky-events-planet-parade-elcipse Bill Rinehart You may not see Earth's mini-moon, but you could catch a comet next month /science/2024-09-26/earth-mini-moon-october-comet An asteroid will take up an orbit around the Earth this weekend, but a comet may put on a better sky show in October. Thu, 26 Sep 2024 19:09:10 GMT /science/2024-09-26/earth-mini-moon-october-comet Bill Rinehart Did you see the 'fireball' reported over several states Thursday night? /local-news/2024-08-23/fireball-ohio-kentucky-thursday-night The space debris can be seen on video, where it was accidentally caught, burning bright but briefly. Fri, 23 Aug 2024 17:46:07 GMT /local-news/2024-08-23/fireball-ohio-kentucky-thursday-night Bill Rinehart If you miss August's blue supermoon, you'll have to wait 9 years for your next chance /news-from-npr/news-from-npr/2023-07-31/if-you-miss-augusts-blue-supermoon-youll-have-to-wait-9-years-for-your-next-chance Two stellar lunar events are happening this August, with a sturgeon supermoon happening Aug. 1, and then a rare blue supermoon Aug. 30. Mon, 31 Jul 2023 18:40:04 GMT /news-from-npr/news-from-npr/2023-07-31/if-you-miss-augusts-blue-supermoon-youll-have-to-wait-9-years-for-your-next-chance Dustin Jones A new forecast shows the northern lights won't be very visible in the U.S. after all /news-from-npr/news-from-npr/2023-07-09/a-new-forecast-shows-the-northern-lights-wont-be-very-visible-in-the-u-s-after-all This week's geomagnetic storm will bring the aurora borealis further south. On Wednesday, the storm will be highly visible "low on the horizon from Seattle, Des Moines [Iowa], Chicago, Cleveland, Boston, and Halifax [Nova Scotia]." Sun, 09 Jul 2023 18:48:19 GMT /news-from-npr/news-from-npr/2023-07-09/a-new-forecast-shows-the-northern-lights-wont-be-very-visible-in-the-u-s-after-all Ayana Archie NASA Mars Habitat latest to use P&G's special space detergent /podcast/focus-on-technology/2023-07-03/nasa-mars-procter-gamble-space-detergent Tide Infinity has already been tested in bottle form and as a stain removal pen on the International Space Station. Mon, 03 Jul 2023 08:05:00 GMT /podcast/focus-on-technology/2023-07-03/nasa-mars-procter-gamble-space-detergent Ann Thompson Ohio Space Forum 2023 highlights Ohio's role in plans to go to the moon and Mars /2023-05-23/ohio-space-forum-2023-highlights-ohios-role-in-plans-to-go-to-the-moon-and-mars Since the Wright brothers first invented powered flight and John Glenn first orbited the Earth, Ohio has stood at the forefront of space and aviation innovation. Wed, 24 May 2023 09:32:41 GMT /2023-05-23/ohio-space-forum-2023-highlights-ohios-role-in-plans-to-go-to-the-moon-and-mars Kathleen Colan Cincinnati Observatory's Dean Regas shares 1,000 facts about space /show/cincinnati-edition/2023-01-23/cincinnati-observatory-dean-regas-1-000-facts-about-space On Cincinnati Edition, we get a preview of what to watch in the night sky in 2023. Mon, 23 Jan 2023 09:00:00 GMT /show/cincinnati-edition/2023-01-23/cincinnati-observatory-dean-regas-1-000-facts-about-space These are the cosmic events an astronomer looks forward to in 2023, and recommends you check out, too /podcast/focus-on-technology/2023-01-16/cosmic-events-2023-eclipse-blue-moon-supermoon The green comet may be a bit of a bust, but planet pairings, shooting stars, a super Blue Moon and partial eclipse are all on the calendar for this year and next. Mon, 16 Jan 2023 09:46:00 GMT /podcast/focus-on-technology/2023-01-16/cosmic-events-2023-eclipse-blue-moon-supermoon Ann Thompson