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Composer Ann Cleare on virtual reality: ‘Being able to visit a beach, a desert, outer space, from your own home is so much fun’
I’ll be presenting a new site-specific work, NOCTURNE, at Dunsink Observatory on April 2 and Crash Ensemble will perform at the NCH. I’ve also booked my ticket for the Bealtaine Fire Festival ...
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China is building a space telescope to rival the JWST — and it could survive in orbit decades longer
Chinese scientists have announced details on the upcoming China Space Station Telescope (CSST), a cutting-edge observatory that will rival the JWST.
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On 95th anniversary of Pluto discovery, its home observatory celebrates solar system’s underdog
Percival Lowell founded the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, in 1894 because he was fascinated with Mars. However, nearly 100 years later, the facility is best known as the home of Pluto.
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Lowell Observatory holds I Heart Pluto Festival
An annual event over recent years, the I Heart Pluto Festival in Flagstaff, Arizona, celebrates the history, heritage, and cutting-edge astronomy at Lowell Observatory. On Feb. 18, 1930 ...
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Moon rock donated to Ireland by Apollo astronauts was destroyed by fire
A memo discussing the original Moon rock notes: “This piece was given on September 4 1973, on the advice of the Department of Education, to the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies for display at the ...
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Guests get far-out experiences at Observatory B&B in the South Okanagan
The Observatory B&B has an excellent vantage point from its location at a high altitude on Anarchist Mountain in Osoyoos. For anybody familiar with the winding drive up Anarchist on Highway 3 ...