As I’ve not yet published any kind of a detailed “about” post for this Starbright space, let’s get that done today. What Is Starbright? Starbright began as an inspired suggestion made by Wendy N. Wagner at her kitchen table one morning in February 2025. We had arranged to get together to help each other brainstorm […]
All content is free for all readers. You can support my work with a paid member tier. Thanks! My January Sky & Telescope is about “star-camping” — car camping for the purpose of stargazing. But that piece doesn’t delve into the practicalities involved for a body like mine. I can’t go camping just anywhere or […]
All content is free for all readers. You can support my work with a paid member tier. Thanks! A couple of years ago, I read Dr. Aomawa Shields’s memoir, Life on Other Planets, about her unusual career path into astronomy. There’s a lot about her journey that has stuck with me since, but something I’ve […]
All content is free for all readers. You can support my work with a paid member tier. Thanks! Today marks the fortieth anniversary of the Challenger disaster. The Space Shuttle exploded seventy-three seconds after launch, killing everyone aboard: astronauts Dick Scobee, Michael J. Smith, Ronald McNair, Ellison Onizuka, Judith Resnik, and Gregory Jarvis, and schoolteacher […]
All content is free for all readers. You can support my work with a paid member tier. Thanks! My first column post for Sky & Telescope was based on a bumper sticker I used to have on my car: Don’t Postpone Joy. There’s a fabled history behind that physical sticker, which has long since eroded […]
