Space

In 1986, I was an extremely impressionable nine-year-old boy in the fourth grade. Like everyone my age at that time, I was obsessed with space. I loved Star Wars, E.T., and the Pigs In Space segment of The Muppet Show. I had NASA themed LEGO's, dressed up as Darth Vader for Halloween, and a poster of the Space Shuttle on my wall...

It's a slow ride straight up above the earth, above airplanes, and almost to outer space. Wanna go?

Today (July 2) is World UFO Day, so it's a good time to look out the window to see if you notice any flying saucers hovering about. Boise has already had a bunch of UFO sightings this year, and at the rate we're going, we could have more today.

A massive asteroid will whiz by the earth next week, they're calling it "potentially hazardous."  So where is the best Treasure Valley spot to watch this madness?  Here are some ideas.