Space News
Emera Astronomy Center is now Versant Power Astronomy Center
News release Oct. 19, 2020 Contact: Shawn Laatsch, shawn.laatsch@maine.edu UMaine Emera Astronomy Center is now Versant Power Astronomy Center Orono, Maine — The University of Maine Emera Astronomy…
Stars
Every star has a story. Some are as old as time, faint and almost forgotten. Others burn bright and end their lives in powerful explosions. New stars are created every…
Proxima b: Our (Potentially) Habitable Neighbor
Over the last few years, astronomers have discovered thousands of exoplanets, planets that orbit around other stars. Among those thousands, are several dozen planets that are in what we call,…
Everything You Need to Know For the August 21, 2017 Eclipse
Emalee Couture What is an eclipse? An eclipse happens when one celestially body creates a shadow on another celestial body. There are two major types of eclipses that we can…
10 CRAZY Facts About Mars: #11 Will Shock You!!
You might think you know all about the fourth planet from the sun, but do you? Here are some CRAZY facts about our beloved Red Planet. Mars has seasons!…
10 Facts about the Milky Way
10 Facts about the Milky Way Emalee Couture 9/18/15 1. It’s warped. The Milky Way is a disk that measures about 120,000 light years across, with a central bulge that…