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Posted June 1, 2017
Gateway to the Stars is our monthly exploration of the night sky's interesting sights and events. This month, we begin greeting the summer constellations. The summer section of the sky includes many lovely views for our warmer nights, including the milky
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On July 14, 2015, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft flew by Pluto, coming within 7,800 miles of its surface. Moving so fast that it could speed from Los Angeles and New York in about four minutes, New Horizons gathered as much
Everybody memorizes the Solar System’s eight planets in elementary school, and we learn that each world has something going for it. Mars is rusty red and has a really tall mountain. Jupiter is big and has a giant storm. Saturn
Saturn, the second largest of thr gas giant worlds of the outer solar system, is a unique and intriguing world. 95 times more massive than Earth, is density is only one eighth of ours. Composed largely of hydrogen and helium,
In Night Vision Reason for the Seasons, we will explore how astronomical motions create yearly cycles, the effects of which range from changes in the sky, to changes in weather and temperature here on the surface, to illuminating the inner chambers
Gateway to the Stars: June 2017
Night Vision: Pluto
Night Vision: Exotic Moons
Night Vision: Saturn
Night Vision: Reasons for the Seasons
Night Vision: Space Technology Spinoffs.
Gateway to the Stars May 2017
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