On Wednesday, January 26th, NASA will hold a press conference to announce a new discovery by researchers using the Hubble Space Telescope. What might that announcement contain? There are a few clues. NASA has said that “Astronomers have pushed the Hubble Space Telescope to its limits and have seen further back in time than ever [...]
This is just too funny. Some centuries-old news has just swept the Internet—your zodiacal signs have changed! You may not be a Cancer after all—maybe you are a Gemini! Astrology was invented by the Babylonians 5000 years ago and is actually the precursor of astronomy, in that it seeks to discover patterns in the movements [...]
This is directed toward those of you who live in or near Lynchburg, as you will soon see. Our public outreach program at the observatory could not operate without the time and talents volunteered by our two dozen or so docents. In a few weeks we will be asking them to re-commit for an additional [...]
