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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.

Bruce Betts screen shot teaching CSUDH Introductory Astronomy class with Saturn in background.

Take My Free Online College Introduction to Planetary Science and Astronomy CSUDH Class

Posted by Bruce Betts on 2015/02/04 05:00 CST

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.

Pretty pictures of the Cosmos

Posted by Adam Block on 2014/06/06 03:01 CDT

Award-winning astrophotographer Adam Block shares some of his recent work.

A GRB in M31...or not

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

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

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.

Intro Astronomy Class 9: Titan, Uranus and Neptune Systems

Posted by Bruce Betts on 2014/04/11 02:31 CDT

Examine Saturn's moon Titan and explore the Uranian and Neptunian systems in this video of class 9 of Bruce Betts' Introduction to Planetary Science and Astronomy class.

Opposition time for Mars, and several months of dancing with the stars

Posted by ESA Mars Express Team on 2014/04/08 08:47 CDT | 1 comments

The Mars Express team showcases some of the best viewing opportunities of Mars in 2014, including how to spot Comet Siding Spring when it flies past Mars this October.