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Cassini: A parcel of papers published
October 4, 2018 — New research emerging from the final orbits of NASA’s Cassini spacecraft represents a huge leap forward in our understanding of the Saturn system — especially the mysterious, never-before-explored region between the planet and its rings. Some … Continue reading
At Monday, August 13 meeting: Crewed American space missions: 2018
The program for the August 13 General Membership Meeting will cover American Crewed Space Missions: 2018. The talk will be delivered by Tom Benson, a retired NASA aerospace engineer. On July 8, 2011, the final Space Shuttle mission was launched … Continue reading
Ancient organic material, mysterious methane on Mars
From a NASA News Release NASA’s Curiosity rover has found new evidence preserved in rocks on Mars that suggests the planet could have supported ancient life, as well as new evidence in the Martian atmosphere that relates to the search … Continue reading
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Tagged astrobiology, Curiosity, JPL, Mars, Mars Rover, NASA
Want to see Wednesday’s total lunar eclipse? TV or online are best bet!
A total lunar eclipse will take place in the pre-dawn hours of January 31 but interested viewers in Northeastern Ohio are not well-favored! Weather conditions predicted for Wednesday morning are poor (mostly cloudy, at best) and the timing of the … Continue reading
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Tagged blue moon, Moon, NASA, perigee moon, supermoon, total lunar eclipse
November 13: Monthly Membership Meeting
The Cuyahoga Astronomical Association (CAA) will host its monthly meeting at 7:30 PM, Monday, November 13 in the Cleveland Metroparks’ Rocky River Nature Center, North Olmsted. Our speaker, Dr. Stanley Borowski, a Senior Engineer at NASA’s Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, will discuss the … Continue reading
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Tagged Meeting, NASA, nuclear, nuclear rockets, rockets, space, space exploration, Stanley Borowski
First observation of gravitational wave source, a kilonova: the merger of two neutron stars
On 17 August 2017 the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) and the Virgo Interferometerboth alerted astronomical observers all over the globe about the detection of a gravitational wave event named GW170817. About two seconds after the detection of the gravitational wave, ESA’s INTEGRAL telescope and NASA’s … Continue reading
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Tagged "hubble space telescope", astronomy, ESA, gravitational wave, kilonova, NASA, neutron star
Monday, September 11: Monthly Membership Meeting
The Cuyahoga Astronomical Association (CAA) will host its monthly meeting at 7:30 PM, Monday, September 11 in the Cleveland Metroparks’ Rocky River Nature Center, North Olmsted. The speaker will be Jay Reynolds who will discuss NASA’s Cassini Mission to Saturn and its finale, set to … Continue reading
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Tagged Cassini, JPL, membership meeting, NASA, observatory, public event, Saturn
