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PULLMAN - A shadow of the moon footprinted on the Earth will appear to be ablaze in a glowing ring of fire this Saturday for people across a narrow band of the United States, including the Pacific Northwest...

A shadow of the moon footprinted on the Earth will appear to be ablaze in a glowing ring of fire this Saturday for people across a narrow band of the United States, including the Pacific Northwest.

For anyone wanting to get more involved with astronomy in 2022, WSU’s Jewett Observatory will host several open star parties, which allow visitors to use the historic telescope and learn more about the night sky. The first star party is on April 9, and there will be one every month through October, according to the...

"You can't exactly bake a man to your specifications... A hybrid of Einstein, Tarzan and Inge Meysel doesn't exist." -Peer Steinbruck Of course, if you create enough chances, all the things that could eventually happen will come to pass. This is as true for human beings as it is for the physical Universe. And for our planet, our nearest major neighbor in the Universe -- the Moon -- provides us with a huge variety of sights, if only we're willing to wait.

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The WSU Planetarium is hosting a guided tour of night skies Friday and Sunday. Associate physics professor Guy Worthey said the planetarium hosts guided tours every weekend. The show this weekend focuses on the sun. “We start with a tour of the night sky … and then we go into a preproduced full dome movie,” Worthey said. “You’re...

The WSU Planetarium, a 24-foot dome in Sloan Hall with a projection of the night sky, is hosting the Haunted Skies event to show guests spooky stories, myths and legends seen in the night sky. The WSU Department of Physics and Astronomy encourages costumes, specifically space or sci-fi costumes to match the astronomy theme. The event...