Stories by Henry Norris Russell

Earth Shine

From the Moon the Earth Would Appear Many Times as Bright as the Moon Appears from the Earth. Interesting New Research on an Old Subject

The Highest Known Velocity

Astrophysicists Have Just Determined that One Universe of Stars Is Moving Through Space at Five Thousand Times the Speed of a Rifle Bullet

The Heavens in June 1929

The Heavens in May 1929

Electric Thermometers for the Stars

The Eye Is No Judge of the Heat which Each Star Radiates, but a Thermo-Couple Measures It with Precision. The Hotter a Star the Greater the Proportion of Its Radiation We Perceive Visually, but the Very Hottest Stars Radiate Mainly in the Ultra-Violet...

Quantitative Analysis of the Sun

The Ordinary Identification of the Chemical Elements on the Sun by Means of the Spectroscope Has Long Been Possible. The Newest Development Is Quantitative Analysis of These Same Elements...

The Heavens in April 1929

The Heavens in March 1929

Does Our Universe Rotate?

Accumulated Evidence Indicates that the Whole Galaxy of Billions of Stars Rotates in About 100,000,000 Years

The Heavens in February 1929

Night Sky: February and March

The Hunt for the Hub of the Universe

New Research Reveals the Long Sought Hiding Place of the Central Nucleus of the Galaxy, Confirming the Belief that We Live in a Spiral Nebula

The Heavens in January 1929

Where to Put It?

Few Realize How Many Factors Will Have to be Considered in Selecting Scientifically the Best Site for the New 200-Inch Telescope

Calculating Orbits

How the Astronomer Works Out the Orbit of a New Planet. There Is Still Work Enough in Sight to Keep a Single Expert Busy for Ten Thousand Years

The Heavens in December 1928

Asteroid Hunting

Astronomers Now Conduct the Search for Asteroids or "Pocket Planets" by Modern Mass-Production Methods. Is There an Undiscovered Planet Beyond Neptune?

The Heavens in October 1928

World Astronomers Meet

Every Six Years an International Convention of Astronomers Is Held. What Kind of Affairs Are Transacted at These Cosmopolitan Gatherings?

Animating Jupiter

For the First Time Direct Motion Pictures of a Rotating Planet Have Been Made-- Astronomical Correspondence from England

The Heavens in September 1928