What’s “Coming Up” This May?
- 3 May 2016
May is already here and that means there’s some very special things going on in space. So grab those telescopes and let’s take a look at our guide to all things astronomy this May 2016.
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Passing of Pop Star Prince Gets Purple Nebula Pic Honor!
- 27 April 2016
Cygnus Wall NGC7000 by Ken Crawford
NASA paid their respects to the passing of pop star sensation, Prince, last week by tweeted a photo of the Crab Nebula. The stunning colors of purple made his fans smile and remember his flamboyant antics and signature color.
Read the full articleWomen in Astronomy Part 3 ~ Nancy Grace Roman
- 22 April 2016
The last woman that we are featuring in our three-part series is one that literally changed the way we view the stars (and beyond). Nancy Grace Roman is the “mother” of the Hubble Space Telescope.
Read the full articleAnnie Jump Cannon ~ Woman Astronomer and Pioneer of Her Time
- 18 April 2016
NASA, JPL-Caltech, Harvard-Smithsonian CfA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
In our second part of our three-part series, we take a look at Annie Jump Cannon, a pioneering woman who was responsible for cataloging thousands of stars.
Read the full articleWomen in Astronomy History ~ Part 1 Henrietta Swan Leavitt
- 15 April 2016
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We my take for granted the fact that women are now involved in all areas of the sciences, but many years ago the very notion of a female even wanting to enter into astronomy was laughable. Fortunately, history has recognized the brave ladies that broke the stereotypical mold and went against all odds to made some real contributions to the study of our stars.
Read the full articleThe Kepler Spacecraft May Be in Trouble!
- 11 April 2016
The team of researchers are trying to determine what has gone wrong with NASA’s Kepler planet-hunting observatory sometime between April 4th and the 7th (2016).
Read the full articleTwinkle, Twinkle Little Star…Not a Planet!
- 8 April 2016
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We all probably know the nursery rhyme; twinkle, twinkle little star, how we wonder what you are...
Well today we know the twinkling object in the night sky is indeed coming from a star and not a planet.
Read the full articleSaturn’s Icy Moon’s Eruptions Explained
- 4 April 2016
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Thanks to the Cassini spacecraft, Saturn’s moon Enceladus has been being monitored since 2005. And what it has discovered has given scientists a reason to dig deeper into why this icy moon has sustained eruptions.
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- 1 April 2016
Thanks to observations from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope, the first temperature map has been taken of a Super-Earth planet called, 55 Cancri e.
Read the full articleAmateur Astronomers Catch a “Crash” Into Jupiter
- 30 March 2016
Jupiter is in prime position this month to be observed by professional and novice astronomers alike. But it wasn’t NASA that captured this amazing occurrence, but two amateur astronomers that were viewing the right place at the right time.
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