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Deep Space: What Exactly Does It Mean?

Recently, I was watching the new PBS show called Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed The World, narrated by sir Patrick Stewart. This new PBS series is really interesting and worth watching, as it has episodes…


Messier 25

Messier 25

Messier 25 contains 601 known members. The cluster is home to two giant stars of the spectral type G and appears to contain two M-class giants which are not really members of the cluster. With an…


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Highly Anticipated 2021 Space Stories

2020 was a very wild year with a lot that happened! There were many firsts for private Spaceflight and the entire space community. One of the biggest headlines was when SpaceX launched astronauts to the…


Deep Space Network

NASA Deep Space Network

Founded October 1st, 1958, the NASA Deep Space Network, sometimes abbreviated as DSN, is a worldwide network of U.S. spacecraft communication facilities, located in the United States, Spain, and Australia, that supports NASA’s interplanetary spacecraft…


Online Learning Platforms

Online Learning Platforms

It’s the new year, 2021! So why not get the new year started on the right foot with some learning! These online learning platforms are resources can help one learn new skills and new topics…


Comet NEOWISE 2020

Review Of 2020

2020 was a very busy year for the space community as it saw the launch of many Mars 2020 landers and many breakthroughs. Here are some of the best highlights of 2020! Sunriver Achieves Dark…


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COVID-19 Rocket Launch Viewing

If one gets the opportunity to attend a rocket launch, make sure to take advantage of every aspect. There are some unique social opportunities and contacts that one can make; however, COVID-19 has made for…


2021 astronomy events

Top 4 Astronomical Events In 2021

Here is the list of Top 5 Unique Astronomical Events that are set to occur in 2021 that will be visible in the Pacific Northwest! There are some items that we have left off such…


Messier 24 Sagittarius Star Cloud

Messier 24 Sagittarius Star Cloud

Messier 24, otherwise known as the Sagittarius Star Cloud, is an absolutely massive star cloud. It is claimed that viewing M24 through binoculars provides the observer with “the densest concentration of individual stars that can…


Dark Matter

What Is Dark Matter

In the standard model of cosmology, the total mass–energy of the universe is said to contain 5% of ordinary matter and energy, 27% of dark matter, and 68% of what is known as dark energy. This article will only touch the surface of…