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
- Rare Total Solar Eclipse-Perseid Meteor Shower Double-Header August 12th
- Where to See the August 12th Solar Eclipse Online
- This Week's Sky at a Glance, August 7 – 16
- Science Campaigns Planned for the August 12th Total Solar Eclipse
- A Perfectly Timed Perseid Meteor Shower
- Inouye Solar Telescope Sees the Sun Closer Than Ever
- A New Way to Map the Universe's Missing Matter
S&T Night Sky News
- Rare Total Solar Eclipse-Perseid Meteor Shower Double-Header August 12th
- Where to See the August 12th Solar Eclipse Online
- This Week's Sky at a Glance, August 7 – 16
- A Perfectly Timed Perseid Meteor Shower
- Plan for Next Year's Total Solar Eclipse: August 2, 2027
- This Week's Sky at a Glance, July 31 – August 9
- This Week's Sky at a Glance, July 24 – August 2
NASA Breaking News
- Stops Along the Path of Totality
- What Is the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope? (Grades 5-8)
- NASA Completes Astronaut-Deployed Science Instrument for Lunar Surface
- Lion Nebula Roars in Webb’s Sights
- NASA Telescopes Create Colorful ‘Craft’ From Nearby Nebula
- Building the Moon Base: NASA Stories at the Ion
- NASA Shares Station Research Today Supporting Moon, Mars Tomorrow
Science Daily
- The sun will vanish over Europe in a rare total solar eclipse: Watch live
- Voyager 2 was running out of power. NASA just bought it more time
- Cassini reveals a surprising twist in Saturn’s magnetic shield
- Meteorite that smashed through a New Jersey roof reveals clues to life’s origins
- The sun is covered in tiny whirlpools we’ve never seen before
- Scientists tracked 12 people in Antarctica for 10 months—what happened could shape future Mars missions
- The key to colonizing Mars may be hidden inside asteroids








