Europlanet Science Congress
OnlineČapek D., Kohout T., Pachman J., Macke R. J., and Koten P. will discuss "Digital 3D shapes suitable for the description of meteoroids" at the Europlanet Science Congress 2021. #EPSC2021-306. […]
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Autumnal Equinox
Fall begins with the autumnal equinox - in the Northern Hemisphere, it's the September equinox; in the Southern Hemisphere, it is the equinox in March.
Astronomy at the Beach 2021
OnlineMichigan's Largest Free Astronomy Event - 25th Year! This year will feature VIRTUAL STAR PARTIES and some live presentations.
Mission to Mars in KSP
OnlineBob 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 […]
Tour of the Solar System in SpaceEngine
OnlineBob 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 […]
Last Quarter Moon
The Moon is at Last Quarter (or Third Quarter) – rising around midnight, and visible to the south after sunrise.
Your God Is Too Small
OnlineFree 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.
Venus at Aphelion.
Venus's 225-day orbit around the Sun will carry it to its furthest point to the Sun – its aphelion – at a distance of 0.73 AU.
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 […]
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.