University of St Thomas – Br. Guy Consolmagno
University of St. Thomas 2115 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, MN, United StatesBr. Guy Consolmagno will be giving a talk at the University of St Thomas following 11AM Mass
Br. Guy Consolmagno will be giving a talk at the University of St Thomas following 11AM Mass
Br. Guy Consolmagno will give a lecture at the 9th Annual V. Elving Anderson Lecture on Science and Religion at the McNamara Alumni Center
Illustration from the Bibliographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society, 1945. The Royal Society, London. Sir John Ambrose Fleming FRS died in 1945, aged 95 (born 29 November 1849). "He was an English electrical engineer and physicist who invented the first thermionic valve or vacuum tube, designed the radio transmitter with which the first […]
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 […]
Renowned science communicators Br. Guy Consolmagno and Jad Abumrad are presenters at this conference.
First held in 1970, Earth Day is held annually on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection.
An explosion at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in 1986 spread a radioactive cloud over large parts of the Soviet Union; millions of people in the three countries were exposed to the radiation.
On Girls in ICT Day– marked annually on the fourth Thursday in April – the United Nations International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is highlighting the need to promote technology career opportunities for girls and women in the world's fastest growing sector.
The Moon is at First quarter on this date -it will be visible high in the southern sky in early evening.
The World Day for Safety and Health at Work will focus on addressing the outbreak of infectious diseases at work, in particular, on the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mother's Day in the United States is an annual holiday celebrated on the second Sunday in May. Mother's Day recognizes mothers, motherhood and maternal bonds in general, as well as the positive contributions that they make to society. It was established by Anna Jarvis, with the first official Mother's Day celebrated through a service of worship at St. Andrew's Methodist […]
The Eta Aquariids are a strong shower when viewed from the southern tropics. From the equator northward, they usually only produce medium rates of 10-30 per hour just before dawn. Activity is good for a week centered the night of maximum activity. These are swift meteors that produce a high percentage of persistent trains, but […]