Adam Nimoy, David Levy, Alan Stern, and Dave Eicher conducted a 90-minute discussion on Pluto, Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9, various astronomical topics, and Star Trek in the Orpheum Theater on Saturday night. Credit: Dean Regas An annual event over recent years, the I Heart Pluto Festival in Flagstaff, Arizona, celebrates the history, heritage, and cutting-edge astronomy … Read more
Astronomers are expressing disappointment and alarm as the federally-funded Rubin Observatory altered the biography of renowned astronomer Vera Rubin, for whom the facility is named, on its website. The amended version curtails her legacy of championing women in science and removes all mentions of the observatory’s efforts to reduce barriers for women and other historically … Read more
The Origin captures multiple hues of the hydrogen gas and dust within the emission nebula M8, also known as the Lagoon Nebula. Credit: All images by Phil Harrington unless otherwise noted I’m in love. I don’t often begin a review by saying that a product has wooed me, but the Celestron Origin Home Observatory has … Read more