One of CosmoQuest’s main goals is to encourage citizen science, so one of the things we’ll do to encourage that is highlight projects from other disciplines and institutions. As part of this endeavor, I was directed to the PLOS Citizen Science blog, and this story about urban areas and their effects on bird diversity. Botanist […]
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CosmoQuest and ASP Celebrate Astronomy Day 2016 at the California Academy of Sciences
CosmoQuest team members Suzanne Gurton, Brian Kruse, Theresa Summer, Rachel Freed and Pablo Nelson of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific had a great crowd while testing the new CosmoQuest citizen science demonstration “The Hole Story” at the May 14, 2016 “Astronomy Day” event at the California Academy of Sciences. Over 100 people, mostly families, […]
Amateur Observing, Building Telescopes, and Preparing for Juno
The first of our Guest Blog posts, this entry is a special post by amateur astronomer Constantin Sprianu of Romania. He is a 38-year-old automotive engineer working in an engineering center,and is the father of three boys – one 8-year-old and 5-year-old twins. Besides astronomy, he is also interested in aviation and composite materials. He […]
Striding into the future
“You just received $11.5 million! Now what are you going to do?” Go to Disney World. (No, seriously, I went to Disney World. I had vacation days I had to use.) All humor aside, CosmoQuest just received significant governmental funding, and one of the most common questions I’ve received is “So, now what?” When we […]
Introducing the Partners: Youngstown State University’s Ward Beecher Planetarium
The Ward Beecher Planetarium is part of the Department of Physics & Astronomy at Youngstown State University. The 145-seat planetarium is both a classroom for YSU’s undergraduate astronomy courses and as a educational resource for the general public and school students throughout Northeast Ohio. The existence of the planetarium is due to the generosity of […]
Introducing the Partners: McDonald Observatory
McDonald Observatory, a research unit of The University of Texas at Austin, is one of the world’s leading centers for astronomical research, teaching, and public education and outreach. This institution will, in coordination with NASA, train teachers from regional school districts to integrate citizen science projects and curricula into their classroom programs. They will provide […]
Introducing the Partners: The Planetary Science Institute
The Planetary Science Institute studies the origin, characteristics and evolution of our solar system, including Earth, and the origin, characteristics, and evolution of the planetary systems of other stars, and conveys the resulting knowledge to the scientific community and the public at large. This knowledge is used to support and encourage both human and robotic […]