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January Sky Calendar 2013

Posted 01/09/2013 by Marta Lindsay | Comments

January Sky Calendar (pdf) Highlights this month's sky phenomena and celestial happenings with local dates and times. (Mountain time zone).
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Space News Update 01/07/2013

Posted 01/07/2013 by Kim Evans | Comments
The Space News Update is put together by volunteers and staff in the Space Sciences Newsroom. Twice a week they review numerous space news websites to bring you the latest stories and information. Find out what to watch for in the night sky, the best time to see the International Space Station pass…
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- Space Sciences
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- Curiosity
- Space News
- ISS
Space News Update 01/04/2013

Posted 01/04/2013 by Kim Evans | Comments
The Space News Update is put together by volunteers and staff in the Space Sciences Newsroom. Twice a week they review numerous space news websites to bring you the latest stories and information. Find out what to watch for in the night sky, the best time to see the International Space Station pass…
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Space News Update 12/28/2012

Posted 01/02/2013 by Kim Evans | Comments
The Space News Update is put together by volunteers and staff in the Space Sciences Newsroom. Twice a week they review numerous space news websites to bring you the latest stories and information. Find out what to watch for in the night sky, the best time to see the International Space Station pass…
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- Space Sciences
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- Space News
Space News Update 12/31/2012

Posted 01/02/2013 by Kim Evans | Comments
The Space News Update is put together by volunteers and staff in the Space Sciences Newsroom. Twice a week they review numerous space news websites to bring you the latest stories and information. Find out what to watch for in the night sky, the best time to see the International Space Station pass…
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- Space Sciences
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- Space News
Space News Update 12/24/2012

Posted 12/24/2012 by Kim Evans | Comments
The Space News Update is put together by volunteers and staff in the Space Sciences Newsroom. Twice a week they review numerous space news websites to bring you the latest stories and information. Find out what to watch for in the night sky, the best time to see the International Space Station pass…
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- Space Sciences
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- Space News
- ESA
- Night Sky
60 Minutes in Space - November 2012

Posted 12/21/2012 by Kim Evans | Comments

Scientists from the Space Sciences Department take you "behind the stories" using the best images and animation available to help understand the latest developments. November 2012 -- Dr. Dimitri Klebe talks about Today’s Cosmology and Dark Energy. Dr. Steve Lee provides updates on the MER and MSL m…
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- Space Sciences
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- Dark Matter
- Mars
The Smell of the Holidays

Posted 12/20/2012 by Nicole Garneau | Comments

It’s that time again, the holidays. For me, like many, it’s a time for nostalgia; mulling spices in the kettle on the wood stove in Maine, filling the house I grew up in with aromas of cinnamon and clove… decorating our freshly cut pine tree with peppermint candy canes… and my Grandmother’s kitchen …
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- Health Sciences
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- Smell
- Christmas
- Holidays
- Holiday
- Memory
- Neuroscience
December Sky Calendar 2012

Posted 12/03/2012 by Marta Lindsay | Comments

December Sky Calendar (pdf) Highlights this month's sky phenomena and celestial happenings with local dates and times. (Mountain time zone). 2012 Sky CalendarsNovember October September August July June May April March February January
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- Space Sciences
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What We've Been Up To

Posted 11/19/2012 by Carol Lucking | Comments
It has been a while since we posted, but don't worry. We've been busy. As we work toward the ultimate goal of migrating our entire collection to the new space on the south side of the building, we are rehousing our fossil leaves. This involves checking tags and data and ensur…
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