Latest News for Astronomy
School district planetarium to mark Astronomy Day (The Kansas City Star)
Today is Astronomy Day, which naturally qualifies as a big deal at the Kansas City School District’s planetarium.
9 May 2008, 9:52 pm | click here for more
Microsoft now offers tours of the universe (San Jose Mercury News)
Microsoft has a spacey idea it wants to share with astronomy buffs. The company unveiled some new downloadable software Monday night that gives a picture - and allows users to zoom in on particular areas - of the night sky.
13 May 2008, 1:44 am | click here for more
Web site gives new look to astronomy (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
The skies may be the next frontier in travel, yet not even the wealthiest space tourist can zoom out to, say, the Crab Nebula, the Trapezium Cluster or Eta Carinae, a star 100 times more massive than the Sun and 7,500 light years away.
13 May 2008, 1:38 am | click here for more
Budget tight, but NASA sets ambitious astronomy schedule (The Sacramento Bee)
WASHINGTON — Despite a painful budget squeeze, the United States will undertake a jampacked array of new astronomy missions over the next 12 months.
13 May 2008, 12:15 am | click here for more
Microsoft software gives free tours of space (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Any Star Trek fan knows that space travel is not always easy, but Microsoft Corp wants to make traveling the "final frontier" as simple as turning on your computer.
12 May 2008, 8:12 pm | click here for more
Two New Ways to Explore the Virtual Universe, in Vivid 3-D (New York Times)
The WorldWide Telescope allows anyone to see stars and planets thousands of light-years away.
12 May 2008, 5:31 pm | click here for more
Astronomy Day Prompts OurUndiscoveredUniverse.com Website to Announce Astro-Photo Contest (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
Today, thousands of astronomers are looking to the skies. May 12, 2008 is National Astronomy Day and OurUndiscoveredUniverse.com is marking the celebration by announcing an astro-photo contest for photographers.
12 May 2008, 12:37 pm | click here for more
Astronomy Day - Bringing Astronomy to the People (BellaOnline)
Happy Astronomy Day!
10 May 2008, 6:24 am | click here for more
Astronomy Day (WKBN 27 Youngstown)
Today valley residents got a chance to learn about the universe on the campus of Youngstown State University. May 10Th is Astronomy Day across the country.
10 May 2008, 4:46 pm | click here for more
Astronomy Day at Lowell Observatory today (Arizona Daily Sun)
Today is National Astronomy Day, and Lowell Observatory will celebrate by offering specials tours, programs, telescope viewing and prize giveaways.
10 May 2008, 12:58 pm | click here for more