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A Free Star Party Is Set to Shimmer at Mt. Wilson Observatory – NBC Bay Area
What to KnowSaturday, Sept. 24, 6 p.m. to 1 a.m.Volunteers will arrive with their own private telescopes for the public to enjoy; you may spy Jupiter, Neptune, and other far-off favoritesFree entry; donations are welcome…
Should Low Earth Orbit be a protected environmental ecosystem?
An article published in Nature Astronomy makes a strong case to declare the orbital space around earth an ecologically protected environment. It was part of a submission to the US Court of Appeals in August last year and was filed by…
Clifford DeLacy Obituary (2022) – Napa, CA
Clifford Charles DeLacy 1934 - 2022 NAPA - It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Clifford DeLacy of Napa and AmericanCanyon. Cliff was born in Martinez to Charles and Mary DeLacy and was the eldest of sevenchildren,…
Caltech Mourns the Passing of Maarten Schmidt, 1929-2022
Maarten Schmidt, Francis L. Moseley Professor of Astronomy, Emeritus, at Caltech, passed away on Saturday, September 17, 2022. He was 92 years old. Schmidt is well known for his 1963 discovery of quasars—extremely bright and distant…
Astronomer Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz to give NSF Distinguished Lecture Oct. 6
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has invited Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz, professor of astronomy and astrophysics at UC Santa Cruz, to give a Distinguished Lecture sponsored by the NSF Directorates for Mathematical and Physical Sciences and…
Starwatch: Goodbye, harvest moon, it’s time to visit the twins | Astronomy
Starwatch chartBid farewell to the harvest moon this week as it cruises through Gemini, the twins, for a close encounter with the star Pollux.In the early hours of 20 September, the moon will be a beautiful waning crescent with 30% of…
SpaceX gearing up for another Falcon 9 launch attempt tonight – Spaceflight Now
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The Starlink 4-34 mission will launch SpaceX’s next batch of 54 Starlink broadband…
Logging, Route 66 and an ‘astronomical’ claim to fame – St George News
An old logger wagon in Flagstaff, Arizona, date unknown | Photo by Reuben Wadsworth, St. George News…
The race to reinvent the space station
At the end of August a parcel arrived from outer space for a small Connecticut-based biotech company called LambdaVision. Inside the shoebox-sized package were samples of a protein-based film that the company hopes will one day be the…