Events this month

  • Officially known as 1E 0657-56, the Bullet Cluster was formed after the violent collision of two large clusters of galaxies. Llocated about 3.8 billion light years from Earth, this image combines an image from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory with optical
    Jan 9, 2009

    IYA2009 news round-up #1

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  • This view featuring a sunrise dissecting a line of airglow of Earth's atmosphere was photographed by an STS-114 crewmember onboard Space Shuttle Discovery after departure from the International Space Station.
    Jan 9, 2009

    IYA 2009 Opening Ceremony: Invitation to the Media

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  • This montage of planetary images was taken by spacecraft managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Included are (from top to bottom) images of Mercury, Venus, Earth (and moon), Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
    NASA Calendar

    NASA Science Mission Directorate February 2009

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  • NASA Calendar

    NASA Science Mission Directorate January 2009

    Using the unique orbit of NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope and a depth-perceiving trick called parallax, astronomers have determined the distance to an invisible Milky Way object called OGLE-2005-SMC-001. This artist's concept illustrates how this trick wor

    NASA's Hot Topic: Telescopes and Space Probes: Today’s Starry Messengers

    Go Observe with NASA - Venus

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  • March 25 – April 2, 2009

    Galileo's Tuscan Sky

    A globular cluster is a tightly grouped swarm of stars held together by gravity. This globular cluster is one of the densest of the 147 known clusters in the Milky Way galaxy.

    400th Anniversary of the Galileo Telescope

    Join our springtime exploration of Renaissance Italy and its unrivaled legacies of art, architecture, philosophy, and science, as we combine four centuries of work with the telescope.  » more

  • Iceland, February 15 – 22, 2009

    The Northern Lights & Lava Fields

    Northern lights in Sherbrooke, Quebec

    Join the ASP in the far north for a winter's night tour in search of the aurora borealis. To further enhance your experience, the enrichment program will be led by a professional astronomer.  » more

  • January 21, Los Altos Hills, California

    Prospecting for Water on the Moon

    Apollo 8, the first manned mission to the moon, entered lunar orbit on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 1968. That evening, the astronauts--Commander Frank Borman, Command Module Pilot Jim Lovell, and Lunar Module Pilot William Anders--held a live broadcast from l

    Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series, CA
    The Upcoming LCROSS Mission
    Speaker: Anthony Colaprete, NASA Ames Research Center

    Date & Time: Wednesday, January 21, 2009, 7:00 p.m.
    Location: Smithwick Theater, Foothill College, El Monte Road and Freeway 280, in Los Altos Hills, California  » more