Book Review: Incandescent
Incandescent by Anna Levin, The Quays, Salford: Saraband, 2019, ISBN 978-1-91223-531-5, softbound, $17.95, US This book came as a result of the […]
Author: Francine Jackson
Giant Space Mirror Approved for Launch: 50,000 More on the Way
By now, most of you probably have heard of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) decision to allow the company Reflect Orbital, Inc., […]
Small Kuiper Belt Object May Have an Atmosphere
One of the joys of being an astronomy lover is that there’s always something new being discovered; there’s not much time around […]
Alien Earths: The New Science of Planet Hunting in the Cosmos
by Lisa Kaltenegger, New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2024, ISBN 978-1-250-28363-4, Hardbound, $30.00, US At first, this book begins with a series […]
111 Places in Space That You Should Not Miss
By Mark McCaughrean, Koln: Emons Verlag, 2025, ISBN 978-3-7408-0601-9, Softbound, $23.95, US Recently, I read Why Space Will Freak You Out: The […]
Rhode Island’s Artemis Moon Trees
We’re sure everyone was glued to their screens watching the Artemis II crew’s 10-day trek to the Moon, the first in many […]
Starry, Starry Nite at Chase Farm: April 2026
Weather: Mostly clear, 45°, wind NEParticipants: Francine Jackson, Bob Janus, Jim Hendrickson, John KocurAttendees: 22Observed: Moon, Venus, Uranus, Jupiter, M45Photos: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCRYY4Reports by […]
Celebrating Goddard’s First Launch Centennial in Worcester
One of the most important, but often forgotten, persons in history is Robert Goddard, whose time and incredible patience led to his […]
Why Space Will Freak You Out – The Scariest, Strangest Parts of the Universe
By Kimberly Arcand and Megan Watzke, with illustrations by Robert Ball, Naperville, IL: Sourcebooks Kids, 2026, ISBN 978-1-4642-2709-7, Softbound, $12.99, US If you’ve […]
Book Review: The Wild Dark: Finding the Night Sky in the Age of Light
The Wild Dark: Finding the Night Sky in the Age of Light by Craig Childs, Salt Lake City: Torrey House Press, 2025, […]
Book Review: Night Magic
Night Magic: Adventures Among Glowworms, Moon Gardens, and Other Marvels of the Dark by Leigh Ann Henion, New York: Algonquin Books of Chapel […]
I Remember Pat Armitage
Pat Armitage was a force in Skyscrapers for many years. My first meeting with her was at a total solar eclipse site […]
Book Review: Losing the Sky
Losing the Sky by Andy Lawrence, Edinburgh: Photon Productions, 2021, ISBN 978-1-8383997-2-6, softbound, $7.38 U.S. When I first received this book, I thought it […]
Frank Dubeau
Francis I. “Frank” Dubeau 76, of Blackstone, MA, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, April 16, 2020 at home. He was the husband of […]
William S. Penhallow: 1933 – 2020
A major force in astronomy in Rhode Island has left us: William Scott “Bill” Penhallow died January 15, 2020, at age 86. […]
In Memory: Kent Cameron 1938-2017
One of our most avid members, Kent Cameron, passed on Thursday, November 30th. Well-known as one of the first to volunteer for […]
In Memory: Roger Menard and Minka Wescott
It’s very hard to lose a friend, but to become aware of two in one day is very difficult. This week the […]
In Memory of Walter Dowhyj
It was with great sadness to learn of the recent death of Walter Dowhyj. Although not a presence lately, in past decades […]
Memories of Bill Luzader from the Planetarium Society
It seemed only right to learn that Bill had died while many of us were at the 2014 International Planetarium Society meeting, […]