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
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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
UTD to host Texas Astronomical Society and astronaut Janice Voss
Go ahead - ask her about the space toilets.
Not-so-rapid transits will be used to identify extra-solar planets.
Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2007
UTA reminds community of annual perseid meteor shower coming up this weekend
In a dark sky, viewers may see one meteor per minute during the peak of the shower.
Thursday, Aug. 9, 2007
Mars myth debunked by UTA planetarium director
Marc Rouleau debunks e-mails claiming that Mars will be “closer to Earth than anytime in our lifetime,” on August 27, 2007.
Friday, Aug. 3, 2007
City of Euless & UTA partnership wins “Best Educational Program”
a unique, free learning activity for the public, taking the classroom outdoors.
Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2007
UPDATED: Fort Worth elementary students’ signatures launch into outer space aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis
What will the astronauts possibly use them for? You guessed it.
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Mesquite-raised, UTD-educated astronaut aboard Atlantis walks through space
Nasa astronaut James Reilly, who calls Mesquite his home, completed last Monday his fourth spacewalk mission aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis.
Monday, June 18, 2007
Habitable planet identified by UT Arlington astronomer and team
UTA physics professor Dr. Manfred Cutz and team demonstrate habitable conditions on the planet Gliese 581d, while determining popularly know "second earth" Gliese 581c as uninhabitable.
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
“Pied Piper of Astronomy” to talk at UTA Astro Day
John Dobson, The Pied Piper of Astronomy, speaks at UTA's Astro Day on June 23.
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Asteroid discovered by UNT grad student
No word on whether it will wipe out human-kind.
Oblong, potato-shaped, space-based objects are more common than you might think. I mean, this guy found one in Regulus' belt.
Friday, May 25, 2007
Sofia completes first test flight; filmed for UTA planetarium show
UTA professor and planetarium director filmed flight for new planetarium show.
Wednesday, May 2, 2007
Lunar eclipse on Saturday, but don’t get your hopes up
Lousy sunset and intrusive clouds may ruin your opportunity to see the moon turn orange red.
Friday, March 2, 2007
Dallas to host 2007 International Space Development Conference
Bills itself as the premier public space event for the past 26 years. Leaders from NASA, the burgeoning private space industry and international space programs will share the latest news and preview tomorrow's space technologies.
Thursday, Feb. 22, 2007
Plano space explorer to speak at UT Arlington
Anousheh Ansari's presentation will feature videos of her activities aboard the International Space Station from last year.
Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2007
Astronaut from Mesquite to be on next Space Shuttle flight
James F. Reilly is a mission specialist on STS-117, which will blast off March 15. Yes, astronauts are smart. But these folks are also brave souls who have a big picture perspective of humanity.
Saturday, Feb. 17, 2007
Plano entrepreneur to write book about her travels in space
Iranian-born Anousheh Ansari to team up with the best-selling author of Rocket Boys, which was made into the movie October Sky.
Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2007
NASA’s lunar base plans to be on display at 2007 nanoTX conference
Exploration vehicles, lunar architecture and more will be on display at the annual nanotechnology conference Dallas Convention Center this October.
Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007
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