PHS Astronomy Club

02/11/2018

Almost 28 years after Voyager 1 set the record for image captured farthest from Earth, NASA's New Horizons has broken that record -- twice -- within two hours.

NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft recently turned its telescopic camera toward a field of stars, snapped an image – and made history.

02/09/2018

Don't worry, you don't need to prep the survival gear. Asteroid 2018 CB is passing by Earth at a distance of 39,000 miles (20% one lunar distance) at 2:30 pm today!

Two small recently discovered asteroids are safely passing by Earth within one lunar distance this week.

02/07/2018

Congratulations, SpaceX! It's a big day for space exploration, as in the future, the Falcon Heavy is set to go to Mars! This is an epic milestone for private spaceflight and for reusable rockets.

The world's most powerful rocket, SpaceX's Falcon Heavy, roared into space through clear blue skies in its debut test flight on Tuesday from a Florida launch site where moon missions once began, in another milestone for billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's private rocket company.

02/03/2018

A time lapse video of the January 31, 2018 Lunar Eclipse, taken from 4:00 am to 6:00 am. Totality began at 4:50 am, but the moon went out of our field of view as it was reappearing. It came back soon, and then set below the mountains around 6:00 am.

02/02/2018

PHS Astronomy and the Great Super Blue Blood Lunar Eclipse! Post your pics of the amazing celestial event.

01/04/2018

Happy New Year astronomers! Looking forward to another great year of celebrating the night sky!

12/16/2017

Are you a Padawan or a Jedi Master? Test your space and Star Wars facts here!
Pranav: It looks like I'm a Jedi Knight... impressive, but I am not a master yet.

Do you know more about the Milky Way, or a galaxy far, far away? Test your knowledge and discover if you're a Padawan … or a Jedi Master.

12/07/2017

Hello, all! There will be a lunch meeting this Friday, December 8th, and we are going to need your help with posters for the upcoming Boudin fundraiser next week - Please help to spread the word, and we hope to see you there!

11/24/2017

From all of us at PHS Astronomy, Happy Thanksgiving! We as an organization are thankful for our members, our many scientific instruments and resources, and of course, our wonderful advisor, Mr. Chisholm! Thanks to all of you!

11/19/2017

Hello, all! Here's an interesting thread full of interesting space facts you may not yet know! Check it out:

I was telling my little brother that the Sun is just like every star he sees at night, we just happen to be much closer to this star. Also that...

11/15/2017

Calling all early birds! NASA is live streaming its launch of a NOAA weather satellite from its California launch base at 1:30 am! Catch it on NASA TV here.

NASA Television provides live coverage of launches, spacewalks and other mission events, as well as the latest news briefings, video files, and the This Week report.

11/10/2017

Nice article on why America isn't investing as much in space travel -- and how we can get back in the game.