Month: January 2011

A Semi-Educated Guess

On Wednesday, January 26th, NASA will hold a press conference to announce a new discovery by researchers using the Hubble Space Telescope. What might that announcement contain? There are a few clues. NASA has said that “Astronomers have pushed the

Astrology Strikes Again

This is just too funny. Some centuries-old news has just swept the Internet—your zodiacal signs have changed! You may not be a Cancer after all—maybe you are a Gemini! Astrology was invented by the Babylonians 5000 years ago and is

Calling All Astronomy Fans!

This is directed toward those of you who live in or near Lynchburg, as you will soon see. Our public outreach program at the observatory could not operate without the time and talents volunteered by our two dozen or so

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