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Latest News and Posts

Dark Matter

Young Astronomers Blog, Volume 28, Number 15. In a previous article, I explored the standard model of particle physics and discussed what ordinary matter is…

July 12, 2020
Leap Year, the Solstice, and Seasons

Young Astronomers Blog, Volume 28, Number 14. As we go through the year, we notice that our weather changes. For those of us who live…

June 22, 2020
Venus

Young Astronomers Blog, Volume 28, Number 13. Often when you look up into the night sky you will find a bright object low in the…

June 4, 2020
Going Commercial

Young Astronomers Blog, Volume 28, Number 12. In 1958, The National Aeronautics and Space Administration was formed. NASA is a civilian agency responsible for overseeing…

May 21, 2020
The Standard Model of Particle Physics

Young Astronomers Blog, Volume 28, Number 11. I thought we would take a different view of the Universe than most astronomers do and explore what…

May 10, 2020
The Great Debate

Young Astronomers Blog, Volume 28, Number 10. We live in a galaxy called the Milky Way. Our galaxy is around 100,000 light years across, and our…

April 27, 2020
Earth Day 2020

Young Astronomers Blog, Volume 28, Number 9. On April 22, 1970, a senator from Wisconsin, Gaylord Nelson, proposed the idea of a “national teach-in on…

April 19, 2020
Houston, we’ve had a problem

Young Astronomers Blog, Volume 28, Number 8. Something happened on April 13, 1970 – fifty years ago this month. A spacecraft was heading for a…

April 9, 2020
NEAF 2020 Will Be A Live Streamed Event.

The Northeast Astronomy Forum, NEAF, is the worlds largest astronomy specific expo. We have had several members attend and say it is an amazing…

April 3, 2020
The Harvard Computers

Young Astronomers Blog, Volume 28, Number 7. Stars come in all sizes, colors and temperatures. They also have a spectrum consisting of dark (absorption) lines,…

March 25, 2020
FAS Takes Steps to Help Stem the Spread of Covid-19 Virus

The Forsyth Astronomical Society has been closely following the recent outbreaks of Covid-19 in NC to determine the actions the FAS should take concerning our…

March 14, 2020
Happy Pi Day and The Hierarchy of Numbers

Young Astronomers Blog, Volume 28, Number 6. It’s March 14, 2020. So, HAPPY PI DAY! Yes, Pi = 3.14, get it? Anyway, Pi is a…

March 14, 2020