Monday, June 19, 2017

Special Solar Eclipse Stamp to be Unveiled During Stonehenge-Type Solstice Event in Wyoming

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   This diagram shows the position of the Earth, in relation to the Sun, at the time of the Summer Solstice, as well as the other solstice...
Wednesday, June 14, 2017

240th Anniversary of American Flag: Why Stars Were Used on the Flag

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The American Stars and Stripes flies on the original, refurbished, flag pole next to Pittsburgh's original Buhl Planetarium and Instit...
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Thursday, June 1, 2017

Astronomical Calendar: 2017 June

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On June 20, the U.S. Postal Service issues a unique postage stamp (Forever Stamp) marking the Great American Solar Eclipse (which will cr...
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Monday, May 22, 2017

Comet Johnson Getting Brighter in Small Telescopes

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Image of Comet Johnson (C/2015 V2) at Apparent Visual Magnitude +8, with an obvious tail, photographed in the Constellation Hercules the H...
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Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Citizen Science: Another Way to Help Scientists Search Our Universe

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(Image Source: Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics) By Glenn A. Walsh Reporting for SpaceWatchtower Over the last few mon...
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Monday, May 1, 2017

Astronomical Calendar: 2017 May

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The Martian New Year (the time of the Vernal Equinox in the Northern Hemisphere of Mars, beginning Mars Year 34) begins on May 4. NASA and ...
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Friday, April 21, 2017

Saturday: March for Science in Cities Around the World

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The Washington Monument, on the Washington DC National Mall, will be the beginning of the Washington March for Science. (Image Sources:...
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