Astronomy

In Bloomington-Normal, you’ll see a 95-96% partial eclipse — not bad, but not as good as the 100% totality that will be visible in the 115-mile-wide strip across southern Illinois.

A new show at the ISU Planetarium offers a cinematic history of celestial science, while a John Prine cover band makes its central Illinois debut. And maestro Yaniv Dinur makes his final trip to Bloomington-Normal vying for the music directorship at Illinois Symphony.

A McLean County stargazer is over the moon about the first images released from the James Webb Space Telescope, millions of light years beyond the moon. The telescope launched at Christmas and until now has gone through startup routines and tests. It's now ready to do the science.

Halloween is here and the nights are lengthening. That makes it easier to look at the stars in the sky.

The Illinois State University Planetarium is using its newly remodeled space for more than just outer space.The dome-shaped planetarium got a major…