Astronomy Activities & Resources

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  Enrichment Webinar: International Observe the Moon Night: Celebrating 50 Years of Human Exploration of the Moon

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  Members of the NASA Night Sky Network joined us on September 9 when Andrea Jones and the International Observe the Moon Night team brought us the latest information and resources to enhance everyone's understanding of the Moon.

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  Live Chat: Online Outreach for Amateur Astronomers

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  Discover how to host online star parties and virtual presentations with this fun informal webchat hosted by the NSN.

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  NSN Enrichment Webinar: A New Lunar Toolkit

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  NASA Night Sky Network joined us on June 4, 2019 to see a demonstration of a new outreach toolkit developed for the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11.

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  NSN Enrichment Webinar: NASA Education Resources in Infiniscope

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  NSN members joined NASA's Jessica Swann on April 30, 2019, for an introduction to Infiniscope, NASA's free online resource of activities for learners of all ages.

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  NSN Enrichment Webinar: Shadows and Silhouettes

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  NSN members joined a webinar featuring activities from the Shadows and Silhouettes outreach toolkit on January 16, 2019. Details and links are inside.

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  NSN Toolkit Webinar: Our Galaxy, Our Universe

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  NSN members joined us on October 3, 2018 for a webinar featuring activities from the Our Galaxy, Our Universe outreach toolkit.

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  NSN Webinar Series: A Revolution In Commercial Space Development: The Next 42 Months

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  Night Sky Network members enjoyed a webinar on June 16, 2020 hosted by Bruce Pittman from NASA's Space Portal Office, who shared the present, and future of commercial ventures in space.

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  NSN Webinar Series: Hubble's 30th Anniversary

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  Night Sky Network members joined us on March 24, when Frank Summers shared with us the legacy of 30 years of exploration with the Hubble Space Telescope.

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  NSN Webinar Series: International Space Station Research & Technology 101

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  Members of the NASA Night Sky Network on May 27, 2020 heard Brandon Reddell from NASA's Johnson Space Center give us an inside look at the science taking place on the ISS.

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  NSN Webinar Series: NASA Citizen Science: From Habitable Exoplanets to Planet Nine

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  Night Sky Network members joined us on January 28, when Marc Kuchner from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center shared with us how YOU can get involved in NASA research through citizen science opportunities!

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  NSN Webinar Series: NASA's Search for Meteorites in Antarctica: Who, What, When, Where, Why and How?

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  On Tuesday, August 25 Night Sky Network members joined us to hear Dr. Cynthia Evans tell us about NASA's search for meteorites in Antarctica.

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  NSN Webinar Series: Parker Solar Probe Explores the Solar Corona

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  Night Sky Network members joined us on February 25, when Adam Szabo from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center shared with us the latest findings from the Parker Solar Probe

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  NSN Webinar Series: Solar Orbiter: A joint ESA/NASA mission to investigate the heliosphere

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  Dr. Teresa Nieves-Chinchilla of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center joined the NASA Night Sky Network on July 23, 2020 and shared an update on the Solar Orbiter mission.

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  NSN Webinar Series: The Last Stargazers: Astronomy Adventures and the Scientific Power of Storytelling

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  Dr. Emily Levesque  joined the NASA Night Sky Network on Thursday, September 17. to share the science and adventures behind what it's like to be a professional astronomer and work at the world's cutting-edge observatories.

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  NSN Webinar: Astronomy from the Stratosphere: NASA's SOFIA Mission

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  NASA Night Sky Network members joined us on February 15 to hear Dr. Dana Backman bring us the latest about NASA's SOFIA mission.

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  NSN Webinar: Astronomy Picture of the Day Best of 2019

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  Robert Nemiroff joined members of the NASA Night Sky Network on Tuesday, December 17 to showcase the best of the Astronomy Picture of the Day for 2019 in a special year-end webinar!

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  NSN Webinar: Cassini End of Mission

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  NSN members joined us on Wednesday, September 20 when Trina Ray from NASA's JPL updated us on the end of the Cassini mission to Saturn.

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  NSN Webinar: Chasing New Horizons

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  NSN members joined us June 26, when Drs. Alan Stern and David Grinspoon take a look at the New Horizons mission to Pluto and beyond.

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  NSN Webinar: Cloudy Night Science with CosmoQuest

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  Dr. Pamela Gay joined NSN members on Wednesday, October 26, 2016 and shared how astronomy club members can get involved in doing citizen science using data returned from a variety of NASA missions.

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  NSN Webinar: Coloring the Universe

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  NSN members joined Dr. Travis Rector on December 14, 2016 as he detailed how we have come to see the universe in color in our age of high-end astronomical equipment. Find details and the recording here.

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  NSN Webinar: Earthrise: The 50th Anniversary

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  NASA Night Sky Network joined Ernie Wright on December 5 as he brought members the story behind the iconic Earthrise photo taken from Apollo 8 and how a brilliant visualization of this moment was created.

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  NSN Webinar: Eclipse Megamovie: Solar Discoveries, Education, and Outreach through Crowdsourcing 2017 Eclipse Images

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  NSN members joined Dr. Laura Peticolas on Wednesday, January 18, 2017, to learn about how you can get involved in contributing images for the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse MegaMovie. You can find the recording inside.

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  NSN Webinar: Exploring Exoplanet Biosignatures, Potential "False Positives" for Life, and the Case of Proxima Centauri b

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  • Teen, Adult

  NSN members joined a live webinar to learn more about how astronomers and astrobiologists are investigating the atmospheres of exoplanets for signs of life.

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  NSN Webinar: Exploring NASA's Universe on Social Media

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  On October 17 we heard from Jason Townsend from NASA HQ, who shared with us how NASA gets their message out to the public through social media.

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  NSN Webinar: Exploring the Birth of Rocky Planets: The InSight Mission to Mars

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  On March 28, 2018, NSN members joined Sharon Kedar, from NASA's InSight mission to Mars. He updated members on the lander's upcoming exploration of Mars' interior.

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  NSN Webinar: Exploring the Earliest Habitable Environments on Mars

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  On Wednesday, June 21st, the Night Sky Network heard Dr. Bethany Ehlmann from NASA's JPL update us on plans for the Mars 2020 rover.

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  NSN Webinar: Highlights from the Super Bowl of Astronomy

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  NSN members joined Rick Fienberg for a review of the latest in astronomy fresh from the latest meeting of the American Astronomical Society on Wednesday, January 23.

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  NSN Webinar: How Cool is the Eclipse? Measuring Air Temperature and Clouds with NASA's GLOBE Observer

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  Members of the Night Sky Network joined us on Tuesday, July 25th, to hear Kristin Weaver and Holli Riebeek from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center on how you can use the GLOBE Explorer to share your eclipse experience with NASA scientists.

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  NSN Webinar: Humanity's First Visit to a Star

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  NSN members joined us on May 15, when Dr. Nicola Fox, the project scientist for NASA's Parker Solar Probe, shared details about this upcoming mission that will directly experience the solar atmosphere.

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  NSN Webinar: Innovative Solar System Science with the James Webb Space Telescope

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  NSN Video Conference: Innovative Solar System Science with the James Webb Space Telescope

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  NSN Webinar: International Observe the Moon Night and Preparing for Human and Robotic Exploration of the Moon-and Beyond

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  NSN members joined together for a webinar with Dr. Timothy Glotch and Andrea Jones as they shared information on RIS4E and plans for 2016's International Observe the Moon Night.

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  NSN Webinar: Looking at Earth From Space (Landsat Style)

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  Night Sky Network members joined us on Tuesday, February 13 when NASA's Theresa Arvidson shared the history of the ongoing Landsat program, and updated us about the upcoming Landsat 9 mission.

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  NSN Webinar: Lucy: Surveying the Diversity of Trojans

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  Dr. Hal Levison joined the NASA Night Sky Network on July 25, 2019 to share with us the plans for the Lucy mission to study the Trojan asteroids.

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  NSN Webinar: Lunar Landing Sites, Past and Future

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  On April 23, 2020, NASA Night Sky Network members joined Brian Day from NASA's Ames Research Center give us an inside look at lunar landing sites past and future, what we learned and hope to learn from future missions.

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  NSN Webinar: Lunar Science and Moon 2024

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  NSN members joined a webinar on July 25 where they learned the latest news in lunar science and NASA's upcoming lunar exploration plans from planetary geologist Dr. Sarah Noble.

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  NSN Webinar: Mars 2020 Rover: Searching for Signs of Ancient Life

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  The NASA Night Sky Network heard from Dr. Mitch Schultz on September 26 for an update on the Mars 2020 Rover mission to Mars.

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  NSN Webinar: MESSENGER at Mercury: Exploring an Enigmatic Planet

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  NSN Members, join Dr. Larry Nittler on Monday, April 18, 2016 to learn about the highlights from the MESSENGER mission to Mercury, and many of its exciting scientific results. Find out the details in this video-based webinar.

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  NSN Webinar: NASA's Astromaterials Collections

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  The NASA Night Sky Network welcomed Dr. Michael Zolensky from NASA's Johnson Space Center to its monthly webinar series on Tuesday, March 26, 2019. Dr. Zolensky introduced us to NASA's collection of space materials.

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  NSN Webinar: NASA's Eyes: Sharpen your View of the Earth, Our Solar System and Beyond

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  NSN members joined Kevin Hussey from NASA's JPL  on May 17, 2017, as he demonstrated "NASA's Eyes," a trio of programs allowing anyone with an internet connected computer to virtually explore the Earth, our Solar System and beyond. .

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  NSN Webinar: NASA's Mars Trek: Powerful Online Tools for Exploring Mars

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  Brian Day from NASA Ames Research Center joined us on Wednesday, June 22, 2016, to show us a new tool to visualize data returned from Mars: the Mars Trek virtual portal.

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  NSN Webinar: New Horizons: Beyond Pluto

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  NASA Night Sky Network members joined Orkan Umurhan on Wednesday, October 16, as he discussed the latest information about the New Horizons mission.

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  NSN Webinar: One Month Until International Observe the Moon Night!

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  NSN members joined NASA's Andrea Jones on September 20, 2018 as she shared the latest lunar science from LRO along with plans for this year's International Observe the Moon Night.

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  NSN Webinar: One Year Mission on the ISS

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  Dr. Liz Warren disccussed the science behind the NASA Human Research Program's "One Year Mission" on board the International Space Station. How does one year in space impact the human body and mind? Find out in this informative video webinar!

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  NSN Webinar: Partnering with Latino Audiences for the Eclipse and Beyond

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  This webinar covers best-practices for reaching out to your local Latino and Hispanic audiences to get the word out about the eclipse and beyond. 

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  NSN Webinar: Peering into distant lands: New Horizons and the geology of Pluto and Charon

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  Dr. Orkan Umurhan joined NSN members on March 16, 2016 to learn about the latest revelations from the New Horizons mission to the Pluto system.

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  NSN Webinar: Planet Hunters and the Most Mysterious Star in the Galaxy

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  NSN members joined Dr. Tabetha Boyajian on July 18, 2018 for a fascinating webinar on the latest on the Kepler 2 mission, and the discovery of a mystery star.

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  NSN Webinar: Prepare for International Observe the Moon Night 2020!

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  The NASA Night Sky Network held a webinar on Thursday, September 10, 2020, to help folks prepare for this year's activities for International Observe the Moon Night.

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  NSN Webinar: Seeking Hot Young Stars: The Story of the World's First Astronomical Observatory in Space

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  NASA Night Sky Network members joined Ginger Butcher from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center on November 7, 2018 as she told the story of the first* astronomical observatory in space.

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  NSN Webinar: Stromatolites: Windows into the Ancient Earth

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  On May 21, 2019, Night Sky Network members joined Dr.Jamie Foster as she shared the story of the ancient Earth, and how it can help us understand the potential for life on other planets.

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  NSN Webinar: Surprises at Saturn: Cassini Mission Highlights

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  Night Sky Network members joined us on Wednesday, September 21, 2016 for an update from Dr. Linda Spilker on the Cassini Mission to Saturn.

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  NSN Webinar: The Europa Clipper Mission: Exploring a Potentially Habitable World

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  NASA Night Sky Network members joined us on October 16 to hear Robert Pappalardo bring us up to date on the Europa Clipper mission.

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  NSN Webinar: The Hot Spring Hypothesis for the Origin of Life & the Search for Life in the Universe

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  NSN members joined us on Wednesday, April 25, when Dr. Bruce Damer and Prof. David Deamer from NASA's Astrobiology Institute shared the latest research into the origins of life in the universe.

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  NSN Webinar: The Juno Mission to Jupiter

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  On Wednesday, May 11, Dr. Steven Levin joined us to bring us up to date on the Juno Mission to Jupiter. You can download the Juno slides below, and access the video.

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  NSN Webinar: The OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission

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  NSN members joined us at 6:00pm PDT on Thursday, July 21, 2016, and heard Ed Beshore share the inside scoop on the OSIRIS-REx mission and asked him questions about the mission. Links to OSIRIS-REx resources and the webinar recording can be found inside.

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  NSN Webinar: The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS): Mission update and early results

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  NASA Night Sky Network members joined us on August 29, 2018 when we heard from Knicole Colon with an update on the TESS mission.

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  NSN Webinar: The Universe Through Gravitational Waves

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  Members of the NASA Night Sky Network joined us on November 29 when Dr. Brian O'Reilly, the Advanced LIGO run manager for the Livingston Detector of the LIGO project, shared with us the latest exciting observations from LIGO.

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  NSN Webinar: The Voyager Spacecraft: Exiting the Solar System

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  NASA Night Sky Network members joined Trina Ray of NASA/JPL on November 18, when she discussed 40 years of exploration by NASA's two Voyager spacecraft, and how they continue to discover incredible science.

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  NSN Webinar: The Wrong Stuff: NASA and the Mercury 13 Women Astronauts

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  Join the NASA Night Sky Network on Wednesday, March 15 at 6:00pm Pacific Time (9:00pm Eastern) to hear Amy Shira Teitel bring us the story of an amazing group of women who qualified as astronauts in the earliest days of the space program.

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  NSN Webinar: Tour of the Universe: You Are Here

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  The NASA Night Sky Network welcomed Dean Regas to its monthly webinar series on Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at 6pm Pacific/9pm Eastern time. Dean will take us on a whirlwind tour of the known universe, showing us some amazing simulation software.

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  NSN Webinar: Views of Earth from Space: Astronaut Photography from the International Space Station & more!

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  Three scientists from the NASA Johnson Space Center joined NASA Night Sky Network members on Wednesday, April 19 to share an astronaut's view of the Earth from the ISS.

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  NSN Webinar: Year of Human Space Exploration

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  Join the NASA Night Sky Network on Wednesday, January 31 at 6:00pm Pacific (9:00pm Eastern), when Patricia Moore from NASA's Johnson Space Center will kick us off with the Year of Human Space Exploration

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  Webinar: Getting Sucked In: Black Holes Outreach

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  Join NOVA and the Astronomical Society of the Pacific in a webinar exploring one of the cosmos' greatest mysteries: black holes.

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