Berman shares with us some of astronomy's weirdest facts. For example, that the slowest-spinning object in the known universe is the nearest planet, Venus. A person could walk faster than it rotates.
For countless centuries the full moon was a time of monthly importance, even celebration. One reason was that the lack of artificial night lights meant…
From Friday through Monday, surrounding April 25, the nearest bright star to the Moon is the famous ‘Arcturus.’ Even beginners spot it easily: the Big…