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76th Annual MSRAL Convention: June 2026 Astronomy Event in St. Charles
Thursday, April 23, 2026 by Richard Harris
Mid-States Region Astronomical League Announces 76th Annual Conference in Missouri The Astronomical Society of Eastern Missouri will host the 76th Annual Mid-States Region of the Astronomical League Convention, bringing together amateur and professional astronomers from across the region for a th...
Exploring the Cosmos Through Code
Wednesday, July 9, 2025 by Richard Harris
At just 15 years old, Luciana Ortiz Nolasco has done something that even seasoned developers struggle to accomplish, she’s written an astronomy-focused app that combines education, community, and gamification into one cohesive digital experience. Her project, BreakDownCosmic, earned her a spot...
Asteroid 50252 Dianahannikainen
Thursday, February 6, 2025 by Richard Harris
Imagine, if you will, a time when the solar system was just beginning, dust and rock swirling in the vast emptiness of space, slowly coming together to form the planets we know today. Some of those ancient fragments never found a home, left instead to drift through the cosmos as asteroids - silent s...
Galaxy visualization project
Thursday, September 12, 2024 by Richard Harris
It was 1923 and Edwin Hubble (eh hum born not far from me), using the 100-inch Hooker Telescope at Mount Wilson Observatory, was able to resolve individual stars in the Andromeda Nebula (M31), including Cepheid variables. By measuring the period of these Cepheids, Hubble calculated their distan...