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Journey to the Exoplanets (for iPad)

Journey to the Exoplanets is a dazzling, multifaceted introduction to one of astronomy’s most exciting topics, the search for worlds orbiting other suns.

Dawn flies over Vesta | Bad Astronomy

The Dawn mission has been orbiting the asteroid Vesta since July 2011. It’s taken thousands of images of the 500 kilometer-wide (300 mile) rock since then, and JPL just released an amazing video which uses real data from Dawn to simulate flying over the asteroid. Wow. The animation at Marcia Crater (the bottom crater making up the Snowman triple impact ) is especially beautiful and realistic ...

Weekly SkyWatcher’s Forecast: April 30-May 6, 2012

Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! Are you ready for another week filled with bright planets, a meteor shower, challenging lunar features, interesting stars and astronomy history? Then you have come to the right place! Bring along your telescopes and binoculars and meet me in the backyard… (...)Read the rest of Weekly SkyWatcher’s Forecast: April 30-May 6, 2012 [...]

Around Your Town 05/23/12

The winners of the Elks Mother’s Day Essay Contest pose with their awards as they stand with Sierra Vista Mayor Rick Mueller and members of the Elks leadership. The winners, not in order, include Emily Gilbert, Jacob Davis, Alli Tshirhart, Chris Rodriguez, Dakota Wood, Hector Stuppi, Tristian Radha, Chase Shulte, Devin Knaeble, Sidney Miller, Chelsea Bejarano, and Ashley Stiller. (Jacob Petersen ...

Around Your Town 05/22/12

The California Baptist University Male Chorale will perform in Sierra Vista at 6:30 p.m. May 22 at Village Meadows Baptist Church, 1047 El Camino Real. Under the direction of Dr. Judd Bonner, the choir will combine fresh, new arrangements of contemporary praise and gospel music along with classic hymns, spirituals, patriotic and folk songs. Attendance is free. For details,call 458-4500. read more