Press Releases

SMALL TOWN LOOKS TO THE STARS
Connecticut village launches International Year of Astronomy with weeklong celebration.

March 5, 2009 – Ridgefield CT: Ridgefield, Connecticut may not be the first place that comes to mind when you think of astronomy, but the planets have aligned to put the village at the center of a global celebration marking the 400th anniversary of when Galileo first peered through a telescope.... Click here for more

NASA JOINS "AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 TELESCOPES"

April 02, 2009 – WASHINGTON: A collection of NASA missions will be involved in a live event April 3 that will allow the public to get an inside look at how these missions are run. "Around the World in 80 Telescopes" is a 24-hour webcast that is part of the "100 Hours of Astronomy" event for the International Year of Astronomy 2009.... Click here for more