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April ’24 – Rick’s Picks Special Addendum
The sky at totality: April 8, 2024 This is how the sky will look during totality from the NAA viewing site near McLeansboro IL.For…
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April ’24 – Rick’s Picks
All month: planet-watchers won’t have much to do on April evenings this year, since Mercury will vacate the sunset sky before the end of…
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Astronomy Fundamentals: Family Fun Night
Every year, the Naperville Astronomical Association hosts Family Night during one of our fundamentals in the summer. This year’s Family Night will be held…
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The Space Elevator: From Science Fiction to Engineering
Space Elevators appear in many science fiction novels, but they may not be as much fiction as faster than light warp or hyperdrive. Space…
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Solving Big Problems with Tiny Experiments – Quantum Sensors for Astrophysics Applications
Scientists are using several methods to determine the nature of dark matter, indirect searches, laboratory experiments, and direct searches. Indirect and direct detection search…