Astronomy and Faith: How Do We Tell Our Story? – Br. Guy at LA Public Library
Br. Guy gives the inaugural Amelia Earhart Lecture on Adventure and Exploration at the LA Central Library's Mark Taper Auditorium, Sunday, Aug 27
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Exoplanets: Not Science Fiction Anymore
Bob Trembley will give an online talk about exoplanets for the Detroit Public Library
Frank Drake died, 2022 (b. 1930)
Frank Donald Drake (May 28, 1930 – September 2, 2022) was an American astronomer and astrophysicist. He was involved in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, including the founding of SETI.
Labor Day (USA)
Labor Day is a federal holiday in the United States celebrated on the first Monday in September in any given year (i.e. a single day from September 1 through September 7) to honor and recognize the American labor movement and the works and contributions of laborers to the development and achievements of the United States. It is the Monday of the long weekend known as Labor Day Weekend. - […]
An astronomical evening with Br. Guy Consolmagno, S.J.
Share an evening with Br. Guy Consolmagno as he discusses a couple of his books at the Jesuit Retreat Center of Los Altos - September 6, 2023
Astronomy at the Beach 2023
Michigan's Largest Free Astronomy Event - 27th Year! This is an in-person event, with live telescope viewing starting at 4:00 PM with solar observing, and going till midnight with several telescopes on the field. Learn about astronomy, space science and imaging technology. Educators have given extra credit to students attending our in-person event in the […]
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.
OSIRIS-REx Returns to Earth
The first asteroid sample collected in space by NASA will arrive on Earth Sunday, Sept. 24, and there are multiple events leading up to its landing. NASA’s live coverage of the OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification and Security – Regolith Explorer) capsule landing starts at 10 a.m. EDT (8 a.m. MDT) and will air on NASA TV, […]
VATT 30th Anniversary
Join us Sept. 29—Oct. 2, 2023 in Tucson, AZ for events celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope
God’s Mechanics: How Scientists and Engineers Make Sense of Religion
Chaminade University of Honolulu 3140 Waialae Avenue, Honolulu, HI, United StatesBrother Guy speaks at the Mystical Rose Oratory, Chaminade University. Sunday, October 8, 2023 at 4:00 pm
Cassini probe launched, 1997
The Cassini mission to Saturn is one of the most ambitious efforts in planetary space exploration ever mounted. A joint endeavor of NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Italian space agency, Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI), Cassini is a sophisticated robotic spacecraft orbiting the ringed planet and studying the Saturnian system in detail. Cassini […]
First Quarter Moon
The Moon is at First quarter on this date -it will be visible high in the southern sky in early evening.