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Focal Plane June 2025 Astronomy Fundamentals: NAA Welcomes You to Family Fun Night

Jun 9, 2025 | Focal Plane

Our June Fundamentals continues our annual tradition of providing a family night of science. Just because school is out for the summer (not forever), doesn’t mean the opportunity to learn is also on hiatus. If you have some budding science enthusiasts at home, you may...

Focal Plane June 2025 Wonders of Webb: Exploring the Universe with JWST

Jun 9, 2025 | Focal Plane

Following the successful launch and deployment of the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have explored new vistas and aspects of the Universe made possible with this remarkable instrument. Webb joins the exploration with a new eye on the Universe. It is not the...

Astronomy Fundamentals: A Look at the History of Alvan Clark Telescopes

Apr 3, 2025 | Focal Plane

In the 19th century, Alvan Graham Clark was one of the premier lens makers for telescopes. His craftsmanship was sought after and many observatories in the late 19th and early 20th centuries were built to house his refractor telescopes. In fact, smaller Alvan Clark...

The Cosmologist’s Puzzle: The Age and Expansion Rate of the Universe.

Apr 3, 2025 | Focal Plane

We are confused about how old the Universe is. Until recently, astronomers estimated that the Big Bang occurred between 12 and 14 billion years ago. Astronomers can place a lower limit to the age of the universe by studying globular clusters. Globular clusters are a...

Astronomy Fundamentals: What We Can Learn from Impact Craters

Mar 1, 2025 | Focal Plane

Impact craters can be found throughout the solar system. NASA scientists use impact craters and volcanic activity to learn about the process throughout the solar system. By studying craters on Earth, scientists gain knowledge of volcanic landform formation and...

Exoplanet Atmospheres and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life

Mar 1, 2025 | Focal Plane

Exoplanets orbit distant stars many lightyears away. The name comes from extrasolarplanets, which are planets orbiting outside of oursolar system. To date, astronomers have found over5,600 exoplanets. The method resulting in the mostdiscoveries is the Transit Method....
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