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How Do Astronomers Study The Sun
Check out the Las Cruces Sun News on how NMSU Astronomers study the surface of the sun!
Check out the Las Cruces Sun News on how NMSU Astronomers study the surface of the sun!
Dr. Wladimir awarded NSF & NASA funds to execute a 3-year research program at NMSU!
On Earth, we believe that the first organisms formed at the bottom of our ocean along with vents that provided them with warm and nutrient-rich...
Article about - New Research Helps Unravel Layers of the Lunar Surface
This article appeared in the Las Cruces Sun News on Sunday, January 3, 2021....
(Originally published in the Las Cruces Sun News on December 6, 2020 – link) On Tuesday Dec 1st 2020, the astronomy world woke up to the news...
(Originally published in the Las Cruces Sun News on November 1, 2020 – link) Up for a fun challenge? Make a list of planets and moons in our...
(Originally published in the Las Cruces Sun News on October 4, 2020 – link) DISCLAIMER: Do not look directly at the Sun with your fragile...
(Originally published in the Las Cruces Sun News on September 13, 2020 – link) A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, two black holes...
(Originally published in the Las Cruces Sun News on August 9, 2020 – link) This July we received the visit of Neowise, the brightest comet...
(Originally published in the Las Cruces Sun News on July 12, 2020 – link) As a new sunset spreads rich scarlet hues across the sky, fauna and...
(Originally published in the Las Cruces Sun News on June 7, 2020 – link) This year has been one for the history books. As we process our way...
(Published in the Las Cruces Sun News on May 3, 2020 – link) On August 21 2017, the sun put on an astronomical showcase. The moon blocked out...
https://www.nso.edu/blog/dunn-solar-telescope-catches-an-erupting-filament/
(Originally published in the Las Cruces Sun News on April 12, 2020 – link) The date April 12, 1961 looms huge in the space world. On this...
(Originally published in the Las Cruces Sun News on March 8, 2020 – link) Green lush gardens, shimmering water shoals, butterflies...
Apache Point Observatory (APO), which is normally closed to the public, will be hosting an Open House on March 7th, 2020. It will be a free event,...
(Originally published in the Las Cruces Sun News on February 9, 2020 – link) … how I wonder what you’re doing. Betelgeuse...
Link to Las Cruces Sun-News column by Wladimir Lyra
Link to Las Cruces Sun News column by Wladimir Lyra
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This story is reprinted from a Las Cruces Sun news article written by Matthew Legarreta of New Mexico State University. The science article can be...
We are very sad to announce that Professor Bill Webber passed away on November 28, 2018. Bill remained keenly interested in his research of the...
Sunspot Solar Observatory assisted NASA’s Parker Solar Probe by predicting and observing the Sun....
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