Arizona in Space
A 2-room exhibit at the Arizona History Museum, entitled Ready To Launch, is designed to show Arizona’s place in space.
While it has elements of interest, the exhibit also has...
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...
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...
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...
GREAT CONJUNCTION TAKES PLACE !
The long-awaited great conjunction between Saturn and Jupiter is pictured here, Dec. 21 at 620pm, as seen in Tucson.
The closest they have been seen together since 1226!
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Jupiter Saturn Conjunction Getting Closer
The big day is Dec. 21, when Jupiter and Saturn appear closer together in the sky than at any time since March 4, 1226. The separation then was 2.1...
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...
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...
Australian Space Discovery Centre opens
This morning the Australian Space Discovery Centre was officially unveiled by Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the Australian Space Discovery Centre will be the number one...
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Tucson’s Reid Park Zoo
“Our goal is to be a world-class zoo,” said Reid Park Zoo’s Deborah Carr, director of marketing and events. As she gave the Sun...
World Premiere in Tucson
written by Drs. C. Cunningham & M. Emanuele
Gretchen Wirges brought her one-woman show to the Invisible Theatre this week, marking its world premiere. Entitled...
Arizona in Space
A 2-room exhibit at the Arizona History Museum, entitled Ready To Launch, is designed to show Arizona’s place in space.
While it has elements of...
