Each year, thousands of students around the world take a step closer to the stars—literally and figuratively—through the International Astronomy and Astrophysics Competition (IAAC). The 2025 edition of this prestigious…
A Mission in the Shadow of Mariner 4 In the mid-1960s, the race to explore Mars intensified. Just two days after NASA launched Mariner 4 on its historic flyby, the…
Pierre-Simon Laplace, often referred to as the “Newton of France,” revolutionized astronomy and physics with his mathematical precision and profound insights into celestial mechanics. His monumental work on the stability…
Big Discovery:Deep in a French cave, scientists may have uncovered the world’s oldest star map, painted nearly 40,000 years ago during the Ice Age. But how could ancient humans do…
Launch Date: November 28, 1964Mission Type: Mars Flyby (Successful)Operator: NASA – Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) On a cold morning in late November 1964, NASA launched Mariner 4, a spacecraft that…
Karl Schwarzschild was a pioneering astrophysicist and mathematician whose contributions to the field of astronomy are as profound as they are timeless. Most famously, he provided the first exact solution…
The June monthly meeting will be held at the Observatory Grounds. Date: Thursday June 5 Time: 8 PM – 11:30pm Location: RASC Hamilton Observatory Join us for a special stargazing event open…
Most people think the Moon is a silent, still place, but it’s actually shrinking a tiny bit every year. As the inside of the Moon cools, it contracts—kind of like…
Launch Date: November 5, 1964Mission Type: Mars Flyby (Failed)Operator: NASA – Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) In the early 1960s, NASA’s eyes were firmly set on Mars. After the success of…
The study of stars took a monumental leap in 1925 when Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin unlocked the mysteries of stellar composition. Her groundbreaking work overturned long-held assumptions about the universe, earning her…
