The National Science Foundation’s National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) has named Adam Dong and Kyle Massingill as 2024 Jansky Fellows.
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AUI Sponsors Student Outreach Event at 229th AAS Meeting
Associated Universities, Inc. sponsors the American Astronomical Society local student outreach event at AAS winter meetings. This event is geared towards underserved populations in middle- and high-school. The society welcomes local student groups, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) program participants, home schoolers and families for an interactive afternoon of science.
Students have the opportunity to participate in hands-on demonstrations and speak with world famous scientists and engineers at the forefront of astronomy research.
Following a welcome talk by a renown scientist, the students are chaperoned into the AAS Exhibit Hall to meet with several exhibitors for exciting hands-on activities covering topics such as discovering exoplanets, building an interferometer, dark matter, infrared cameras, light spectrum, radio astronomy, deploying the James Webb Space Telescope and more.
As the students leave, they receive a backpack full of resource materials to further their exploration.
At the 229th AAS meeting, in Grapevine, Texas, there were 320 students in attendance from Dallas County schools.
Tim Spuck, AUI’s STEM Education Development Officer and Suzy Gurton, NRAO’s EPO Assistant Director (seated), working together to provide a 12 minute explanation on the Solar Eclipse that will cross the US in August 2017
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2024 Jansky Fellows Awarded
The National Science Foundation’s National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) has named Adam Dong and Kyle Massingill as 2024 Jansky Fellows.
Orion’s Erupting Star System Reveals Its Secrets
FUor stars flare suddenly, erupting in brightness, before dimming again many years later. It is now understood that this brightening is due to the stars taking in energy from their surroundings via gravitational accretion, the main force that shapes stars and planets. However, how and why this happens remained a mystery—until now, thanks to astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA).
ASTRO ACCEL Announces Inaugural Cohort of Early Career Researchers
ASTRO ACCEL brings together researchers and practitioners in the domains of astronomy education, engagement, communication and culture to connect stakeholders and advance these areas of research, proudly unveils its inaugural cohort of eight early career researchers.