Australian Space Agency Celebrates 2nd year
This article is by the head of the Australian Space Agency, Dr. Megan Clark
When the Australian Space Agency formed, we prepared for our mission to grow and transform the...
Rare Planetary Alignment
This photo of the sky above Tucson shows a rare planetary alignment. In addition to the waning Moon, Mars is at left, Saturn is near the Moon, and Jupiter...
Occultation of Mars
The Moon passed in front of the planet Mars on Feb. 18, and the view from Tucson was spectacular in a dark pre-dawn sky. This image shows Mars emerging...
Spooky Exoplanets
Just in time for Halloween, NASA has released a Galaxy of Horrors exoplanet campaign, featuring vintage-style scary posters.
One poster features the film Zombie Worlds, presented by “Planets Caught in...
Centre for Astrophysics established at Univ. of Waterloo
Astrophysicists can mostly agree that something called dark energy is expanding our Universe at an accelerating rate. That discovery was groundbreaking, but that’s only half the puzzle. Two of...
Convergence Conference at Arcosanti
The annual Convergence Conference & Festival will be held at Arcosanti, north of Phoenix, from Oct. 11-13. As the conference website states, "At the core of the Convergence is...