UT Arlington Planetarium to reopen with new technology
Digistar 4 planetarium software is capable of generating 3D graphics, as well as playing immersive full-dome video.
Monday, Oct. 12, 2009
Space
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Richland College to host fundraiser to renovate planetarium
Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin will be honored as part of the fundraiser.
Monday, Sept. 28, 2009
Dallas-based HDNet features live coverage of the launch of space shuttle Discovery
If you're up between midnight and 1 a.m. and you have HDNet and have an interest in space, this is your kind of morning.
Monday, Aug. 24, 2009
Astronaut Training Center opens in North Richland Hills
Curious what the upper age limit is on these activities, because they look fun as hay-ell.
Sunday, July 12, 2009
The Planetarium at Richland College presents two free, family-friendly shows for the summer
A presentation of what stars, planets, and constellations are currently visible in the Dallas area nighttime sky will follow each show.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
UNT professors track down meteor fragments near West
Were I a meteor, I too would land as close to the Czech Stop as possible.
Thursday, Feb. 19, 2009
Dallas’ fiery UFO is officially identified as a natural occurrence
The fireball has been identified as a really really big falling star. Hey, sometimes they hit the ground.
Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2009
Tarrant County College professor gets to take one-day flight on NASA’s “Weightless Wonder” aircraft in January
Raymond Benge, an associate professor of physics and astronomy at the Northeast Campus, will travel to Houston’s Johnson Space Center in January 2009.
Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008
UT Dallas researchers find ionosphere to be thinner, shorter and cooler than expected
But it shouldn't get a complex, because it's not the thickness, length or heat that really matter. (Wait, yes it is...)
Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2008
Space shuttle Endeavour to make stopover in Fort Worth
The shuttle will spend the night at the NAS Fort Worth, Joint Reserve Base at Carswell, then take off at sunrise Thursday morning.
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008
Dallas area to see cool star alignment Monday night, along with rest of world
Venus, Jupiter, and the moon to form a tight, spectacular triangle.
Monday, Dec. 1, 2008
Richland College planetarium to reopen on Friday
The planetarium will put on shows, starting with The Cowboy Astronomer, every six weeks through May 2009.
Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008
UT Dallas professor to speak about his NASA contribution
Professor John Hoffman’s instrument aboard NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander proved the presence of water on Mars.
Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008
Mesquite ISD teams with Texas Astronomical Society for Big Universe Astronomy Day
Event designed to interest kids, fascinate astro-geeks and show off the new computer-controlled SciDome star projector.
Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008
UT Arlington student awarded a NASA fellowship
A geomagnetic storm is a disturbance of the Earth's magnetosphere caused by a disturbance in space weather, also known as a "holy crap."
Sunday, June 1, 2008
UTD professor heading to Arizona to monitor Mars landing
The Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas will be hosting a Mars landing watching party on Sunday starting at 5 p.m.
Friday, May 23, 2008
UTD device is on its way to Mars to test for life
Physicists from UTD have played a role in many previous space missions.
Saturday, May 17, 2008
UT Dallas to be visited by former-student-turned-astronaut
UTD Alum James Reilly—who has been into space many more times than you, sucker—will speak on Thursday, April 3rd on the possibility of life on Mars.
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Texas Astronomers to convene at UT Dallas, hear from man leading hunt for E.T.
Drew Barrymore was in this movie, and she was like tiny, remember? And then you look away and BAM she's all 35 or whatever, and you gotta wonder about yourself.
Monday, March 24, 2008
SETI astronomer Seth Shostak to speak at UTD
Texas Astronomical Society hosts event.
Possessed of a "quick wit and (an) engaging personality," Dr. Shostak will tell us whether there's intelligent life out there or not. (Won't he? He'd better, because otherwise what's the point?)
Sunday, March 16, 2008
TCU hosts public lecture on NASA Discovery mission
The search for Earth-like planets in habitable zones will be the subject of this talk on the evening of Feb. 25
Monday, Feb. 25, 2008
World’s record highest-flying balloonist (and longest parachuting free-faller) to speak at Frontiers of Flight Museum
... and he answers a few preliminary questions for us here at Pegasus News.
Col. Joseph Kittinger will talk about his experiences as an aviator both before and after his record-setting Stratospheric experience.
Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008
Clouds, rain, and wind could blow your chance to see the lunar eclipse
The moon doesn't care if you see it or not. It doesn't perform for you. It's not your puppet.
Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008
Stargazers invited to watch moon’s vanishing act at UTD
Physics department, Astronomy Society to gather for full lunar eclipse on Feb. 20th.
Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008
UTD welcomes NASA space astronomer
Dr. Mark Clampin will speak about extra-solar system planets (and disks!) on Jan. 25
Thursday, Jan. 24, 2008
Retired UTD professor makes fake moon dirt his new career
Looks like charcoal ash - tastes like... (BLECH!)
As a recognized expert on lunar soil, who else you gonna call if you're building machines that need to operate on the moon?
Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008
TCU’s Monnig Museum acquires big slice of space rock
It hails from Western Australia, whose barrenness makes it easy to spot fallen space debris.
Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008
UPDATED: UTD flag flies in space; returns to earth; becomes part of university history
"It's good to have an astronaut as an alumnus," think UTD regents and trustees.
Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2007
Documentary film review: The Wonder of It All
Waxing nostalgic for the lunar surface.
Seven of the surviving nine moonwalkers talk about their lives, motivations, and dream come true: walking on the moon.
Sunday, Nov. 11, 2007
Interview: Jeff Roth, director/writer/producer of The Wonder of It All
He may sound like a nice guy, but he dang near made some Apollo astronauts cry.
The movie screens this Sunday in Dallas as part of the Space50 celebration.
Thursday, Nov. 8, 2007
Euless to present “Stars Over Euless” nighttime experience
Bring a flashlight and blanket. You'll see the stars and maybe a wookie, too.
Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2007
Video interviews with astronauts James F. Reilly II and Walter Cunningham
In which the PegNews reporter gets in a couple questions edge-wise.
Friday, Oct. 5, 2007
Sputnik Mania premiers at Dallas’ Frontiers of Flight Museum
Met two astronauts; drank free coffee; had cake (and ate it, too).
Thursday, Oct. 4, 2007
Son of Nikita Khrushchev will discuss 50th anniversary of Sputnik launch
The son of the late Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev will discuss the 50th anniversary of the space program.
Monday, Sept. 24, 2007
Frontiers of Flight Museum: photo gallery and exhibit preview
Space50 celebratory events continue. Happy 50th, U.S. space program!
Friday, Sept. 14, 2007
Dallas’ Frontiers of Flight Museum kicks off “Space50” with film festival and exhibit
Free Starbucks! (Prepare for overcrowded parking lots.)
See what it’s like to be a spaceflight pioneer.
Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2007
Planetarium at UTA celebrates Astronomy Day and the 50th anniversary of Sputnik 1
In honor of the two events, the Planetarium offers a special treat for children who bring in drawings or essays about space or the space program.
Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2007
Sept. 15 is Astronomy Day for UT Dallas
Discussions will include “Seeing Those Dim Fuzzies," a live demonstration by master astrophotographers Jay Ballauer and Vance Bagwell.
Friday, Aug. 31, 2007
New fall schedule opens at UTA Planetarium
UTA Planetarium announces new fall schedule of shows.
Friday, Aug. 31, 2007
North Texas teachers to participate in zero-gravity flights
... and their students can watch.
Northrop Grumman's "Weightless Flights of Discovery" lets teachers soar like eagles - no feathers required.
Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007
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