Why Do Astronomy Outreach?
Zane Landers presented a talk at the January 2023 HAC meeting about why we should endeavor to support and participate in astronomy outreach events. The talk has been recorded and is available on YouTube.
Evening Stargazing: Tonight’s Sky and What’s Up?
The NASA Museum Alliance has provided some star gazing videos that may be of interest to our members. These are short videos that cover what is in the night sky for the current month.
S&T Astronomy News
- Did Venus and the Hyades Star Cluster Inspire Van Gogh’s ‘The Starry Night’?
- This Week's Sky at a Glance, October 23 – November 1
- A Chartreuse White Dwarf Shows Some Stars Really Are Green
- Japan Launches the Martian Moons Exploration Mission
- Webb and Spitzer Telescopes Explore the Planets That Never Were
- Chile’s Light-Pollution Standard Takes Full Effect
- This Week's Sky at a Glance, October 16 – 25
S&T Night Sky News
- This Week's Sky at a Glance, October 23 – November 1
- This Week's Sky at a Glance, October 16 – 25
- Rise Early on October 22nd for the Orionid Meteor Shower
- This Week's Sky at a Glance, October 9 – 18
- Rare Sight Ahead! Watch the Moon Occult Jupiter Early October 6th
- Saturn Flaunts its Rings at Opposition the Night of October 3–4
- This Week's Sky at a Glance, October 2 – 11
NASA Breaking News
- NASA Invites Media to Moon Landing Simulation Experience in California
- NASA’s X-59 Aircraft and Test Pilot
- NASA, USDA Sign Agreement Advancing Earth Science, Agriculture
- 2026 October 26 – M42: The Great Nebula in Orion
- Hunting Red Leaves with Satellites
- APOD: 2026 October 25 – Dark Matter in a Simulated Universe
- APOD: 2026 October 24 – Rosetta’s Selfie
Science Daily
- A 2,700-year-old solar eclipse just revealed something surprising about Earth
- Three giant black holes discovered in a galaxy from the dawn of time
- Astronomers may have discovered the first moon beyond our Solar System
- NASA’s asteroid Bennu samples reveal a 4.5-billion-year-old secret
- Astronomers uncover a mysterious magnetic web above the Sun
- Nearly 3,000 exploding stars challenge our understanding of the Universe
- NASA’s Curiosity rover reveals a spectacular new view of Mars with a mystery on the horizon








