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Thanks to everyone who attended our open house tonight! Tonight we had a discussion on black holes where we first looked at how physicists began to approach gravity, invisible objects, and black...

April 5, 2019 · 8:37 PM

Disintegrating Asteroid

The Hubble Telescope caught the asteroid Gault disintegrating, a rare occurrence for asteroids. It was caused by its superfast spin rate. This event provided a really great image of what it looks...

March 28, 2019 · 7:13 PM

ISS Open House Summary

Thank you to everyone who showed up for March 8th's Open House! Tonight our topic was the International Space Station. We discussed the purpose of the ISS, requirements for the astronauts, and...

March 8, 2019 · 8:32 PM

Comets Open House Summary

At tonight’s open house we discussed Comets. We looked at the properties of comets, describing each of the three components (the nucleus, coma, and tails). We then discussed and looked at a couple...

December 6, 2018 · 8:52 PM

November 1st Open House

Galaxies and AGN

Thanks to everyone who attended tonight's Open House! Tonight we discussed properties of galaxies and how we classify them. We also brought up Galaxy Zoo, which is a science project where people...

November 1, 2018 · 8:42 PM

Science News: Supermassive Black Holes

Astronomers test the hypothesis for how supermassive black holes at the center of galaxies formed early in the universe's epoch. Through the use of a supercomputer located at the University of...

October 15, 2018 · 8:54 PM

The Orionids and How to View Them

The Orionids are a meteor shower that occurs in late October and lasts for one week. They got their name because they seem to originate from the constellation Orion. However they can be seen from...

October 15, 2018 · 8:52 PM

SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch

On October 7th at around 7:30pm a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a SAOCOM 1A Earth-observation satellite was witnessed by spectators in the Southern California region being launched. The gasses...

October 15, 2018 · 5:23 PM

Open House October 4th

JWST and Infrared Light

Thanks to everyone who attended last night's Open House! Last night we discussed the properties of light and light phenomena and then specifically discussed infrared light and how it is used by...

October 10, 2018 · 3:51 PM

Open Houses for 2018-2019 Academic Year

Sept 6 Oct 4 Nov 1 Dec 6 Feb 7 Mar 7 Apr 4 May 2 See attached flyer for more details :)

August 21, 2018 · 10:14 AM

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