Andrew Fraknoi – Astronomy Lectures – Astronomy Education Resources

I am teaching a fun, 6-week, non-credit course on the search for intelligent life among the stars, offered (by zoom or in person) through the San Francisco State University Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, starting Sept. 30.

On the evening of Thursday, August 27th, a beautiful eclipse of the Moon will be visible throughout North America.

NASA’s Perseverance rover, which has been exploring the Jezero crater on Mars since 2021 has just logged 26 miles of total travel, the equivalent of a marathon.

Sunday, June 21 is not only father’s day, but also the summer solstice — the longest daytime (and shortest nighttime) of the year, for the Northern Hemisphere.

I hope you are allowing the trip four humans are taking around the Moon to distract you a bit from all the problems we are facing down here on Earth!

I am tickled to report that The Worlds Within magazine has just published my science-fiction story “Who Speaks for Earth.”

I wanted to give you advance notice of something coming in our skies.

The James Webb Space Telescope continues to send us remarkable images and information.

We are all hoping for a better 2026 on Earth than 2025 was.

The 2025 Winter Solstice is Sunday, December 21, at 7:03 am PST.

I am teaching a new Zoom course on the mysterious world of the atom, with lots of visuals and no math.