Now is a good time to see the dark round plains called “maria,” and bright splashes of lighter material called “rays.”
7/15/24 - The Moon’s Southern Seas
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The Follow Up
Bird Flu and Egg Prices
The cost of eggs is more than 50% higher than a year ago. Is there any relief in sight and what makes this bird flu outbreak, which began in 2022, so hard to contain?
Backyard Astronomer
3/17/25 - The March Equinox
This year, the March equinox arrives on the 20th which marks the first day of spring for the northern hemisphere.
Hidden History
Howard Freeman Sprague Oil Painting
An 1891 oil painting of the Charlton, a tugboat on the Saginaw Bay.
Historia
Langston Hughes
One of our great American poets shared his struggles with the dreams of America and the realities of living amongst the historical shades that created and sometimes betrayed them.