Max Gilbraith News Today

Three new shows that will explore Norse mythology, astronomy from around the globe and Wyoming geography will highlight the University of Wyoming Harry C. Vaughan Planetarium’s lineup during June.

Multiple programs and films about the constellations, galaxies and stars will be the focus at the University of Wyoming Harry C. Vaughan Planetarium during May.

Astrophotographer Dave Bell says Wyoming is one of the best places in the country for Milky Way season, which just started. His favorite photo, which took him two years to get, has the Milky Way rising out of Square Top in Bridger-Teton National Forest.

Scientists are predicting a once-in-a-lifetime nova explosion before September. The light from the nova explosion, which happened 3,000 years ago, will reach Earth and be visible to the naked eye. Wyoming will be a great spot to view it.

Love will be in the air with a Valentine’s Day program, and patrons can rock out again to the sounds of Taylor Swift at the University of Wyoming Harry C.

With over 120 meteors per hour expected, the annual Geminid meteor shower will peak over Wyoming on Thursday and Friday. With clear skies expected, astronomers say it should be a spectacular Christmas light show.

The holiday-themed program “Star of the Magi” and “Holiday Hits,” a music-based light show, will be the focus of festivities during December at the University of Wyoming Harry C. Vaughan

Wyoming’s spectacular starry nights with little to no light pollution are a natural resource without official protection. After years of effort and determination, the skies above Sinks Canyon will remain dark forever.

Jupiter's opposition is Thursday night, which means the solar system's largest planet is directly opposite of the sun in Earth's orbit and at its closest point of the entire year. For skygazers, that means it's prime viewing time.

A Dubois resident who spotted a rare daytime fireball Monday afternoon reported to the American Meteor Society it was "the craziest thing I (had) ever seen."