We call it “The Red Planet.” But how did it get that way? SkyGuy looks at some possible explanations.

Comets don’t come along every day. There’s one you can see RIGHT NOW!! Check it out!

Here are the links I mention in this video. You can find astronomy clubs hear you here:
http://www.astronomyclubs.com/1/190/0/0/select_state.aspx
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/community/organizations

SkyGuy takes a look at global climate change, Venus, and the future of Earth.

The MESSENGER probe is circling Mercury right now. Why is it there? What’s so interesting about Mercury?

Special thanks to Amy Gahran for editing a great script and making it fun!

August 11th and 12th mark the peak of the Perseid meteor shower. But what is a meteor shower and what causes it? SkyGuy explains…

Special thanks to Amy Gahran for editing a great script and making it fun!
More about the Perseids:
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/22jul_perseiddawn.htm
A list of meteor showers, world-wide:
http://www.obliquity.com/skyeye/misc/meteor.html
Sunrise calculator
http://www.srrb.noaa.gov/highlights/sunrise/sunrise.html

Comets and shooting stars are very different beasts. But what exactly are they? SkyGuy gives the answer…