A total solar eclipse will occur across much of North America on April 8, including in the “home town” of IU High School, Bloomington Indiana. This is a rare, not-to-be-missed opportunity to view the sun in a way you’ve likely never seen before. We urge anyone with the chance to see it to make every… Read more »
Far Out Facts
Far Out Facts: The Moon
The Moon that you have often seen as seemingly motionless in the sky is actually hurtling around the Earth at more than four times the speed of a jet plane. Only its great distance, fifty Earth-diameters away, makes it seem stationary. At this speed, it takes the Moon almost 30 days to complete one orbit… Read more »