Aug 03
The River Bend Astronomy Club received permission from the Glik Company to host MONTHLY telescope viewing at the Highland (Illinois) NorthTown shopping center! We will set up between the two NorthTown signs and along Rt. 143 on the days and times listed below. All the days are Mondays (or Moon-days) except for the International Observe …
Apr 19
“Now, 117 years after the Wright brothers succeeded in making the first flight on our planet, NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter has succeeded in performing this amazing feat on another world,” Zurbuchen said. “While these two iconic moments in aviation history may be separated by time and 173 million miles of space, they now will forever be …
Jan 24
Yup…I’ve lost my mind. Most people will go out and build a snowman or an igloo. Not me. I decided to build a Snow Rover – or a likeness to the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover that will land on Mars on February 18. I had no idea how much interest this was going to generate. I …