The Camp SureFire event is scheduled for next Thursday, July 17th with a starting time of around 9:00PM. We still need volunteers for this event. It will be...
A big thanks to everyone that attended last night's event. Lynne couldn't thank us enough and wanted to be sure you all knew how grateful she was. We'll save...
Below is the news release from the IAU. This dwarf planet, named "Makemake" is currently the fourth largest and was discovered by Michael Brown, of Cal Tech....
BTW, guess who has an office just down the hall from Mike Brown at CalTech, the discoverer of Makemake and other dwarf planets? Some of you may remember...
... Good find Bob, thanks for the link. GALEX observations are also the subject for many of the NASA Space Place articles that we receive from JPL for our...
What do planetary mission controllers eat and what does the Dawn spacecraft "eat" to propel itself through space to these protoplanets, Vesta and Ceres in the...
Our next event will be for the Cub Scouts and will be held at Seagrave Observatory on Friday August 15th. In place of our normal star party, we are now...
... Seagrave Observatory on Friday August 15th. ... aimed specifically for the cub scouts obtaining their Astronomy Belt Loop and Academics Pin. ... scout...
The event we had scheduled for the cub scouts on August 15th has been rescheduled for Saturday, September 6th. It will also be a public night but between the...
ASSNE has invited us to help with the Providence WaterFire this Saturday, August 23rd. We could still use additional scopes. Thus far Glenn and myself are...
This is a fun family event and we've already got a dozen volunteers. But it's not to late to join us. You don't need a scope to participate. Y'all come,...
We achieved a number of objectives on Saturday night. The feedback from the public and from Waterfire left all participants feeling great. A number of family...
http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/journal_8_24_08.asp Dawn Journal Dr. Marc Rayman August 24, 2008 Dear Dawnivores, The Dawn spacecraft continues to make good...
I was shocked to hear this on the news this morning. As someone who hails from the town of Burrillville with aspirations of one day returning there, this is...
As we all know, the maximum speed of light in a vacuum is about 186,000 miles per second. If light slows down when say going through air or glass (or any ...
Checking the listings this week, this particular property is still available, and at the reduced asking price of 89900. Seems too good a good deal. Anyone...
Recent observations posted on the MPML Yahoo discussion group indicate the impact probability is at least 99% and will occur somewhere over northern Africa or...
More info from a NASA news release: Bob N. ******************************************** http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news159.html Small Asteroid Predicted to...
Friday, October 17th > Woman's Wilderness Weekend @ Alton Jones Campus We have had only one other Skyscraper that volunteered for the Woman's Wilderness...
There is still a spark of life in this event. If we can come up with a few more scopes by mid day Thursday we might be able to pull this off. If you think you...
This international event encourages everyone to go outside, look skywards after dark, count the stars they see in certain constellations, and report what they...
World's Toughest Fixes: Giant Telescope "Sean Riley helps a team of engineers transport and cleans a 23-ton telescope mirror that's part of the world's...
Blow the dust off your scopes and join the parties!! We just finished : Friday Oct. 17th / Woman's Wilderness Weekend Thursday Oct. 23rd / 30 Girl Scouts at...
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