Continue to watch the skies and be awed by the universe about us. Farewell!
Articles by Clair Wood
Where did the ‘Harvest Moon’ come from?
Did you ever wonder how the Moon came to be?
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What planets can you see in the sky this September?
Neptune comes into view in the southeast at dusk, its blue-gray disk is best seen around midnight in Aquarius.
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You might be able to spot five planets in the Maine skies in July
Mercury makes it above the western horizon during the final week of July just to the upper left of Venus.
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There’s a new brightest supernova that’s been spotted
Located 3.8 billion light years from Earth, Supernova ASASSN-15th at its peak was 50 times brighter than all the stars in our Milky Way galaxy combined.
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Studying Mars has proven a challenging ordeal
Maine Skies: Space exploration has left dozens of functioning and dead spacecraft and associated debris wandering about the solar system, and nowhere is it more evident than at Mars.
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Hunt for possible ninth planet in solar system is on
Some skeptics are awaiting telescopic evidence.
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Faintest galaxy ever seen discovered
Maine Skies: Astronomers in Chile have discovered the faintest galaxy ever seen in the early universe.
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Precession: Pole star shifts, celestial age
All the planetary action favors early risers this month as Jupiter, Mars, Venus and Saturn are all in the late night and predawn sky.
Woman found dead earlier this week in Cherryfield identified
Mill says it has major buyer lined up for tissue paper, taxpayer help would support 62 jobs
Only Walgreens selling Narcan in Bangor without a prescription
State says it overstated Manna Ministries debt by $800,000
At 81, this Brewer belly dancer is still perfecting her art