Astronomy

The Eta Aquarid meteor shower is set to peak soon, giving those of us in Texas some celestial Friday Night Lights. Here are some tips on how best to see it.

The big solar eclipse of 2017 is almost upon us. Here's information to make the most of it!

The Lubbock area has another great opportunity to sight an Iridim flare tonight as the satellite passes over Lubbock at 8:28:50 p.m.

A bright and beautiful conjunction of the crescent Moon, Venus and Jupiter will show itself just after sunset this weekend (June 20, 2015).

In Lubbock, the partial eclipse begins at 05:15 a.m. when Earth's shadow begins moving across the surface of the Moon. The eclipse will be total at 07:00 a.m., and the Moon will set in the west at 07:35, not long after the sunlight begins sweeping back across it's surface.

Will Pluto once again be categorized as a planet? In 2006 Pluto was downgraded from "planet" to a "dwarf planet" due to a redefinition of what actually constitutes a planet. The democratic process, however, may soon be used to determine whether or not "planet" status is officially returned to Pluto.