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Mission to Mars in KSP

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Bob Trembley gives a live demo of a space mission to another planet in Kerbal Space Program, from launch to landing – without the 8 month wait! Catastrophic unplanned disassembly is a distinct possibilityy Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83757462375?pwd=UG5naGJUQXY5bXhHbEJhekxPL0cvZz09 Meeting ID: 837 5746 2375 Passcode: 300659 One tap mobile +13017158592,,83757462375#,,,,*300659# US (Washington DC) +13126266799,,83757462375#,,,,*300659# US (Chicago) […]

Tour of the Solar System in SpaceEngine

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Bob Trembley gives a live tour of some interesting places around our solar system using SpaceEngine: Saturn’s Rings, Pluto and Charon, Mercury’s double sunrise, and more! Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83948071812?pwd=dGFlOEJrSDJ3c3c3Ty9IeHdHTW9udz09 Meeting ID: 839 4807 1812 Passcode: 933966 One tap mobile +13017158592,,83948071812#,,,,*933966# US (Washington DC) +13126266799,,83948071812#,,,,*933966# US (Chicago) Dial by your location +1 301 715 8592 […]

Your God Is Too Small

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Free webinar featuring Brother Guy Consolmagno SJ speaking on the contrast between the world and the cosmos that is becoming blurred as we begin to learn of the vastness of the cosmos - October 1, at 5 p.m. CDT.

World Space Week

World Space Week 2021 celebrates “Women in Space!” Join thousands of participants in over 90 countries celebrating accomplishments and contributions of women to the space sector and sciences. In 2020, more than 6,500 events were organized in over 60 countries under the theme “Satellites Improve Life”.

New Moon
Event Series New Moon

New Moon

New Moon. By the modern definition, New Moon occurs when the Moon and Sun are at the same geocentric ecliptic longitude. The part of the Moon facing us is completely in shadow then. Pictured here is the traditional New Moon, the earliest visible waxing crescent, which signals the start of a new month in many […]

Moon at Perigee

Every month, the Moon’s eccentric orbit carries it to perigee, the Moon’s closest point to Earth in its orbit – then 2 weeks later, to apogee, its most distant point from Earth.

Full Moon
Event Series Full Moon

Full Moon

The Full Moon rises at sunset, and is visible all night. The Vatican Observatory's monthly Full Moon Meetup for Sacred Space Astronomy subscribers is held at 10:00 AM Tucson time.

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