On October 20th Comet Hartley 2 will pass by Earth at a distance of about 11 million miles. Even though this is close in astronomical terms, the comet is small. So, it will appear very dim to Earth-bound observers. If you wish to spot this comet in the sky, you will need to be under [...]
Last year several Clark Planetarium staff members had the opportunity to watch the DM-1 test firing of the Ares solid rocket motor in Promontory, Utah. I was there, watching the visual representation of what 3.6 million pounds of thrust (22 million horsepower) looks like and it was pretty incredible.
Next Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010, at 9:05 a.m. [...]
The search for Earth-like planets in our galaxy comes closer to Earth with a presentation at Clark Planetarium on NASA’s Kepler mission. On Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, the planetarium will host special guest Dr. Jason Steffen of the Fermilab Center for Particle Astrophysics, who will present key information on the mission’s findings to date.
Kepler was [...]
It might sound like the latest disaster movie, but it’s for real. No, the moon isn’t going to crack apart (like in the movie “The Time Machine.”). It’s a booster rocket and a space probe that will impact the lunar surface near its south pole on Friday morning, October 9 in search of a precious [...]
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