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ASX 13th Annual Symposium “Astronomyths: Science or Fiction?”

The wait is over; ASX is proud to announce our 13th Annual Symposium “Astronomyths: Science or Fiction?”! This 13th Annual Symposium will be held on January 29th, from 6:30 – 11:00 pm. In the past, this event has featured many famous astronauts, top researchers and leaders in the space industry, and it had attracted more…
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December 2015: Picture of the Month

A first look might suggest that this is a quasar (or a double-bladed lightsaber for the Star Wars fans). In fact, it is two jets beaming from a newborn star.

November 2015: Picture of the Month

The Pelican Nebula, also known as IC 5070, is an H II region that is slowly being divided from the larger North America Nebula by a molecular cloud of dark dust.

Star Talk: Seeing Beyond Red with Cool Technology

“Seeing Beyond Red with Cool Technology”, presented by Dr. Suresh Sivanandam Abstract: Humans often don’t realize that they can sense more than visible light. They feel infrared radiation as heat, which is also another form of light. Over the past few decades, there has been an explosion of technological innovation in the detection of infrared…
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October 2015: Picture of the Month

This is one of the two global maps of Jupiter captured on January 19, by observing the ten hours rotation of the giant gas planet with the Hubble Space Telescope.