50th Anniversary This year marks the 50th anniversary of what had been a major step towards exploring the planet Mars. The heroic spacecraft Mariner IX
In the May 2021 AAA lecture, “Getting to Know the Neighbors: Discovering New Galaxies in the Nearby Universe” Katherine Rhode of Indiana University discussed her
On June 12th a Japanese amateur astronomer, Seiji Ueda, discovered a nova in the constellation Hercules. The nova peaked at an estimated apparent magnitude 5.5,
Check out these original cartoons by professional illustrator and AAA member, Dennis Kendrick!
It is interesting how events from almost 175 years ago can have direct connections with people today. I am thinking of my former classmate, Rick
There is a very short window to observe Mars at its best opposition, this year being one of those good years; it won’t happen again
Oh no, not again. The JWST project already infected with the government virus “Stratospheric-Cost-Overruns” has been delayed yet again — this time by the unforeseen
Fifty years ago, the Apollo 13 mission became the seventh crewed mission of the Apollo Space Program, number eight if you included Apollo One, which
On 21/22 March 2020, several AAA observers planned to do a Messier Marathon at Ward Pound Ridge along with members of the Westchester Amateur Astronomers.
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