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A NASA mission begun in 2016 is finally about to reach its goal: touching down on an asteroid.On Tuesday, the spacecraft OSIRIS-REx will attempt to…
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Dean Regas, the astronomer for the Cincinnati Observatory, has stayed busy during the pandemic with online tours and educational sessions; releasing the…
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Amateur and professional astronomers are excited about the appearance of a comet in the early morning sky. The comet NEOWISE was first noticed in March,…
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Northern Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie became the focus of widespread national scorn, even from within his own Republican Party, all the way to the…
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This month, the tiny planet Mercury will cross between us and the sun. This astronomical event is something that happens only 13 times every century. To…
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Updated 3:54 p.m.A change is coming to a popular PBS show with local connections. Cincinnati Observatory Astronomer Dean Regas and Kika Silva Pla…
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Fifty years ago this month, the world watched as the Apollo 11 lunar module, nicknamed the "Eagle," landed on the moon and Commander Neil Armstrong and…
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The Cincinnati Observatory is known as the "Birthplace of American Astronomy." The nation's oldest public observatory is celebrating its 175th anniversary…
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Later this month the planet Mars will make its closest approach to Earth in 15 years, appearing large and bright enough to be easily seen with the naked…
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Dean Regas, an astronomer for the Cincinnati Observatory and host of WVXU's "Looking Up" podcast, published this field guide to stargazing in 2017, and if…