A&G Articles

Blog Astronomy and Astrophysics books for African research libraries Published: 4 October 2016 A CHALLENGE to RAS members! After my blog to say I have some Annual Reviews to donate, I'm sending them to the Entoto Observato…

Outreach The Cathedral of Stars (2) Published: 9 October 2016 A beautiful parish church transforms from ‘The Cathedral of the South Downs’ into ‘The Cathedral of Stars’, providing a haunting backdrop for a celestial t…

Outreach The Mid-continent Rift - a giant fossil crack in North America Published: 2 October 2016 Lake Superior and the spectacular scenery around it result from one of the more important processes shaping our planet…

Blog Three Days of International Outreach on Space Weather Published: 2 October 2016 UK and international guest public lecturers will engage with schools, teachers and the general public about space weather in July 201…

Blog Cometocentric Conferences Published: 30 September 2016 Many solar system researchers met at the Meteoroids 2016 (organised under IAU Commission F1) at ESA/ESTEC, Noordwijk and Cometary Science After Rosetta Meeting…

News Mars gravity mapped Published: 10 October 2016 Slight variations in the orbits of three NASA spacecraft orbiting Mars have allowed researchers to produce a gravity map of the Red Planet, indicating that it has a li…

News Gaia's first map Published: 29 September 2016 Europe's billion star mapper has released its first set of data, based on the first year of data. Find out more…

People Solar century Published: 2 October 2016 Annie Maunder was a clever, determined and resourceful solar physicist who pursued her science despite significant obstacles. Her insights and observations remain valuable…

Blog Annual Reviews of Astronomy and Astrophysics Published: 27 September 2016 I have copies of Annual Reviews from 1997 to 2010 and seven CUP titles to donate to a university or other library. Find out more…

People Professional pioneer Published: 30 September 2016 Making a career out of astronomy outreach seems a very modern choice, yet Mary Proctor was doing exactly this a hundred years ago. Find out more…

People Leading from Cheadle Published: 29 September 2016 Mary Blagg mapped the Moon and analysed variable stars from a small town in Staffordshire, where a memorial to her work now stands. Find out more…

Prof. Joseph E. Pesce Author Biography Joseph E. Pesce is a Program Director at the NSF, Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences, Division of Astronomical Sciences.  An Astrophysi…