The lecture series features Francis Nimmo, Adriane Steinacker, and Graeme Smith discussing different aspects of the transit of Venus. Photo courtesy of Greg Laughlin. This photo taken at Lick ...

(OK so I'll post this but then I really really have to get back to work!) I just got a note from the American Astronomical Society that many of the big lectures at the meeting in January 2008 were ...

Galaxy dynamics are confronted with one of the deepest problems of modern physics: the dark matter problem. The motions of stars and gas observed exceed what can be explained by the mass visible in ...

Sasselov will discuss the new field of scientific research on the emerging frontier where astronomy meets biochemistry. In the past year, astronomers have discovered planets that resemble Earth around ...

Students interested in exploring astronomy this fall will have several opportunities through Gila Community College, ...

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GOLDENDALE — Troy Carpenter will present “The 3D Universe” at 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6. The lecture, part of a Washington State Parks series of online astronomy lectures, will stream on the Parks’ ...