Jul 21, 2024 | Rick's Picks
Transient Events That Can Give Us a Good Enough Reason to Get Outside and Do a Little Observing All month: the morning people begin to release their hold on the planets, as Venus now joins Mercury as an evening star, beginning a sunset apparition that will extend into...
Jul 14, 2024 | Focal Plane
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 on Tuesday, July 16th! What can you expect during our Family Fun(damentals) Night? We will have hands-on...
Jul 14, 2024 | Focal Plane
Space Elevators appear in many science fiction novels, but they may not be as much fiction as faster than light warp or hyperdrive. Space elevators may become science fact. The cost to move objects into space is the main obstacle, and why we currently are striving for...
Jun 17, 2024 | Focal Plane
Scientists are using several methods to determine the nature of dark matter, indirect searches, laboratory experiments, and direct searches. Indirect and direct detection search for dark matter particles. Laboratory experiments use colliders to generate dark matter...
May 27, 2024 | Focal Plane
The earliest record of an eclipse in human history may have been from around 3,340 B.C.E. The consistent record of eclipses over the years has allowed astronomers to study Earth’s past. Scribes in Anyang, China, recorded eclipses on animal bones and tortoise shells as...
