Looking Skyward

Space telescopes unexpectedly detected what is likely a record-breaking gamma-ray burst earlier this month. CAI's John Basile talks with Dr. Regina Jorgenson of the Maria Mitchell Observatory on Nantucket about the implications of this event.

CAI's John Basile talks with Dr. Regina Jorgenson of the Maria Mitchell Observatory on Nantucket about a discovery made possible by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.

In NASA's latest mission, known as DART, a spacecraft hit an asteroid. On purpose. CAI's John Basile talks with Regina Jorgenson of the Maria Mitchell Observatory on Nantucket about the implications of the successful effort.

In this edition of Looking Skyward, CAI's John Basile talks with Dr. Regina Jorgenson of the Maria Mitchell Observatory on Nantucket about the first discovery of a dark stellar remnant in our galaxy.

CAI's John Basile talks with Dr. Regina Jorgenson of the Maria Mitchell Observatory on Nantucket about the first images from NASA's James Webb space telescope.

In this edition of Looking Skyward, CAI's John Basile talks with Regina Jorgenson of the Maria Mitchell Observatory about the summer solstice and the rare chance to see five planets at once.

CAI's John Basile speaks with Regina Jorgenson of the Maria Mitchell Observatory on Nantucket about the first images of the black hole at the Milky Way's center.

In this installment of Looking Skyward, CAI's John Basile talks with Dr. Regina Jorgenson of the Maria Mitchell Observatory on Nantucket about recent solar flares and an upcoming lunar eclipse.

CAI's John Basile talks with Dr. Regina Jorgenson of the Maria Mitchell Observatory on Nantucket about the Dark Sky movement and its implications for all of us.

CAI's John Basile talks with Regina Jorgenson of the Maria Mitchell Observatory on Nantucket about the observation of what is likely the farthest star ever seen.