Celebrating NASA’s InSight probe Landing on Mars
After around 7 months and 301 million miles, NASA’s InSight probe had successfully landed on Mars on November 26, 2018.
After around 7 months and 301 million miles, NASA’s InSight probe had successfully landed on Mars on November 26, 2018.
Truth be told, it is human to look up at the night skies and wonder if the movement, presence or absence of certain objects mean something to the terrestrials looking at them. Though the Indian civilization happens to be one of the earliest and oldest, it is interesting to see how the math and knowledge that was passed down orally had only very small errors considering the precision we have today.
Sundials are an historic reminder of how man used to measure the time of day and are frequently used to inspire us about how time
Can you believe that our premier annual event Autumn Starfest is already in its 23rd year? Did you know that the first “New York City
Come and join AAA members and the Urban Park Rangers at the annual Autumn Starfest at the Sheep Meadow on Saturday, Sept. 22 from 7:00 to
With the Central Park Urban Starfest coming on September 22, now is an opportune time to look back on the history of astronomy outreach. Public
When I joined the club (aaa.org) in 2007 we didn’t have anywhere near as many observing sites as we have today. One of the first
For the third consecutive year a Tanabata Festival was held on Saturday, July 7, at the 116th St. overlook in Riverside Park. Tanabata is a
On the last weekend of World Science Festival events in New York, the AAA typically participates in the annual Saturday night of stargazing along the waterfront in
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