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Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2016/09/14 02:45 CDT | 3 comments
The astronomy world is abuzz today because of ESA's announcement of the first release of data from the Gaia mission. Gaia is a five-year mission that will eventually measure the positions and motions of billions of stars; this first data release includes positions for 1.1 billion of them, and proper motions for 2 million.
Half the Park is After Dark: Stargazers Celebrate U.S. National Parks Centennial
Posted by CaLisa Lee on 2016/08/08 06:00 CDT
On August 25th, 2016, the U.S. National Park Service is celebrating its Centennial. That’s 100 years of protecting the lands and the night skies so that people from around the world and all walks of life can come and see the stars!
Pretty Pictures of the Cosmos: Star Stream
Posted by Adam Block on 2015/07/31 10:00 CDT | 1 comments
Award-winning astrophotographer Adam Block presents the first-ever high-resolution color images of the "star stream halo" of the spiral galaxy NGC 4414.
Rising Stargirls: Girls of All Colors Learning, Exploring, and Discovering
Posted by Aomawa Shields on 2015/02/07 11:38 CST | 1 comments
Aomawa Shields discusses a workshop she designed for underrepresented girls in grades 6-8 that will teach key concepts in astronomy, highlighting what is beyond what we can see with our eyes, using nontraditional methods.
Take My Free Online College Introduction to Planetary Science and Astronomy CSUDH Class
Posted by Bruce Betts on 2015/02/04 05:00 CST | 2 comments
Our own Dr. Bruce Betts is once again teaching his Introduction to Planetary Science and Astronomy college course online. Come join him.
Pretty Pictures of the Cosmos: Overlooked
Posted by Adam Block on 2015/01/14 10:09 CST | 1 comments
Astrophotographer Adam Block showcases some stunning images of lesser-known galaxies and nebulae.
Pretty Pictures of the Cosmos: Infinity
Posted by Adam Block on 2014/12/23 11:44 CST
Astrophotographer Adam Block shares four stunning images capturing the expansiveness of the universe.
Pretty Pictures of the Cosmos: Strange and spooky
Posted by Adam Block on 2014/12/12 10:25 CST | 1 comments
Award-winning astrophotographer Adam Block shares his haunting images of three different types of nebulae.
The Birth of the Modern Universe
Review of Alan Hirshfeld's "Starlight Detectives: How Astronomers, Inventors, and Eccentrics Discovered the Modern Universe"
Posted by Amir Alexander on 2014/08/29 12:29 CDT | 1 comments
Amir Alexander reviews Alan Hirshfeld's newest book, "Starlight Detectives: How Astronomers, Inventors, and Eccentrics Discovered the Modern Universe."
Pretty Pictures of the Cosmos: Perception
Posted by Adam Block on 2014/07/25 12:04 CDT | 2 comments
Astrophotographer Adam Block shares two recent images of star clusters, along with a pair of depth perception-defying galaxies.
Pretty Pictures of the Cosmos: Interacting Galaxies
Posted by Adam Block on 2014/07/02 10:27 CDT
Award-winning astrophotographer Adam Block showcases some of his stunning images of what happens when galaxies get a little too close to each other.
Posted by Adam Block on 2014/06/06 03:01 CDT
Award-winning astrophotographer Adam Block shares some of his recent work.
Posted by Philip Evans on 2014/05/28 11:21 CDT
The Twittersphere has been alive with speculation about a Gamma Ray Burst in the nearby galaxy M31. The problem is, there was never a claim of such an event, and it turns out that the tentative result that triggered this story was overstated.
Complete 2014 Astronomy Course Online
Posted by Bruce Betts on 2014/05/19 11:05 CDT | 6 comments
Bruce Betts has completed the lectures for his online 2014 Introduction to Planetary Science and Astronomy Course at CSUDH: all are online and you can earn a Certificate of Achievement for watching them.
The Case of the 5-Millisecond Cosmic Radio Burst
Posted by Katherine Mack on 2014/05/14 10:49 CDT | 1 comments
Everyone loves a good mystery. In astronomy, there is nothing more exciting than an unexplained signal.
Illustris: A realistic virtual universe
Posted by Mat Kaplan on 2014/05/08 02:46 CDT | 5 comments
Watch another universe unfold as simulated by Illustris, using a model that required 8,000 processors running in parallels 3 months to create!
Intro Astronomy 2014. Class 13: Galaxies, the Universe, Life
Posted by Bruce Betts on 2014/05/08 01:17 CDT | 1 comments
Discover the Universe including the Big Bang, dark matter, dark energy, galaxies, life and more in this video of class 13 of Bruce Betts' Introduction to Planetary Science and Astronomy class.
Intro Astronomy 2014. Class 12: The Sun and Stars
Posted by Bruce Betts on 2014/05/01 05:31 CDT
Explore the physical characteristics and inner workings of the Sun and then learn all about Stars and Stellar Evolution in this video of class 12 of Bruce Betts' Introduction to Planetary Science and Astronomy class.
Intro Astronomy 2014. Class 11: Exoplanets and Solar System Origin and Formation
Posted by Bruce Betts on 2014/04/25 04:30 CDT
Learn about the formation and origin of the Solar System and go beyond our neighborhood to investigate exoplanets (planets around other stars) in this video of class 11 of Bruce Betts' Introduction to Planetary Science and Astronomy class.
Intro Astronomy 2014. Class 10: Trans Neptunian Objects including Pluto, KBOs, Comets
Posted by Bruce Betts on 2014/04/18 06:42 CDT
Explore the worlds beyond Neptune including Pluto, Kuiper Belt Objects and comets in this video of class 10 of Bruce Betts' Introduction to Planetary Science and Astronomy class.
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