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Venus Transit from Goleta, California

On the afternoon of June 5th beginning at 3:06 pm PDT the planet Venus will begin its transit across the face of the sun. This is the last transit...

Eclipse photos

Today's annular eclipse was sensational, as they all are. There's something about a solar eclipse that makes it much more special than a...

Annular Eclipse 2012

On Sunday, May 20th, most of the western United States will be able to see the moon pass in front of the sun to produce a partial eclipse of the...

Secret payload launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base

This afternoon's hazy cloud conditions were perfect to shield any clear views of theDelta 4 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base,...

Moon, Venus and Jupiter

Watch the evening sky for a conjuction of the moon, the planets Venus and Juptier and the constellation Taruus and the star cluster of the Pleiades...

Delta 4 launches spy satellite

A rocket launch of a Delta 4 rocket configuration that has not yet been use may be launched Thursday afternoon from Vandenberg Air Force Base,...

Solar Flares continue to head to earth

More Coronal Mass Ejections (CME) produced by Sunspot AR1429 are expected to reach earth on March 11th. This particular sunspot has already erupted...