Asteroids are constantly zipping by, but YR4 caught our attention when astronomers flagged it as a potential threat to Earth. This massive asteroid, large enough to cause significant damage, was ...

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Writer Sarah Kuta joined a Hurtigruten northern lights cruise in northern Norway aboard the MS Trollfjord, which included astronomy lectures and masterclasses led by chief aurora chaser Tom Kerss.

The department of physics and astronomy will suspend admission to the biophysics major for continuing students next fall and ...

UC Santa Barbara physics doctoral candidate has been named to Heising-Simons Foundation’s Science program’s new class of 51 Pegasi b Fellows ...

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Astronomers Bob Berman and Dr. Valerie Rapson join us to discuss recent space news and answer your questions. Ray Graf hosts. 800-348-2551 is the number to call at show time. Email: VoxPop@WAMC.org Dr ...

Our beloved, historic observatory at Diablo Valley College is in danger of imminent demolition due to issues around compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and other hefty associated costs ...

LONDON (RNS) — The New Crescent Society, which is organizing the Greenwich event with the Royal Observatory, is hoping moon sighting will become fully established in Britain and be used by mosques.

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