Last month, Comet PanSTARRS delighted Southern Hemisphere observers; steadily brightening and forming a wispy forked tail.  Now it...

The Year of the Comet As far as celestial events go, 2013 may very well be a year for the history books.  Two comets swing...

 October Planetary Observing After residing in the morning sky through late spring and summer, mighty Jupiter returns...

On Tuesday, June 5 the Cosmosphere will be holding a public observation of the Transit of Venus.  Unless by some miracle you will ...

Welcome to Brad’s Sky Stuff – a place where you can keep up with events that are up there in the sky. If this month’s full moon ...

Forgive me gentle readers for my extended absence.  April was wonderfully, exhaustingly busy at the Cosmosphere, with teeming swarms of s...

The countdown of the Top Ten Most Fascinating Artifacts in the Hall of Space Museum continues with the artifact in the sixth position. But,...

One of the most awesome displays in the Cosmosphere collection is the SR-71 Blackbird that graces our front lobby. Mysterious to this day, ...

The Hall of Space Museum tells how the rocket shaped the modern world. The "Space Race" is a huge component in that story. There...

Among the many positions I have held at the Cosmosphere is the role of Planetarium Director. Back then, I went outside at night and scoped ...

Many years ago, when I was the front desk evening week-end manager, I trained tour guides. They were inevitably high school students who we...

The countdown of the "Top Ten Most Fascinating Artifacts in the Hall of Space Museum" begins with the Lunasphere from the Soviet U...

Once in awhile a seemingly onerous task brings unexpected clarity. I constantly talk and write about our numerous summer camp programs. ...

Once upon a time the most put upon man in the world was forced to write a weekly blog. Sometimes the best thing you can do is pul...

Why is there a space museum in Kansas? Why Hutchinson? These are two of the big questions we get asked here at the Kansas Cosmosphere and S...

Once upon a time the most put upon man in the world was forced to write a weekly blog. He pointed out that he was an expert a...

NASA's Driven to Explore will visit the Kansas Cosmosphere & Space Center in Hutchinson, Kan., on Wednesday, September 15, 9 a.m. ...

This has been a hot and hopping summer, inside and out, at the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center! We are still coming back to earth ...

Brian Shul, Retired SR-71 Pilot via Plane and Pilot Magazine, provides an answer. As a former SR-71 pilot, and a professional keynote s...