After many decades, humans are exploring the stars again, and one WCU professor got the chance of a lifetime to help them reach the Moon again! Dr. Amy Fagan is a geology professor who also teaches astronomy courses. It’s clear from the LEGO lunar lander on her desk that her interest in the project goes […]
A WCU professor’s small step for making space travel history
April 12, 2023 by Stephen Pierce
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Pan-STARRS Comet now visible in Northern Hemisphere
March 15, 2013 by Ben Haines
If you look up at the western sky right after sunset this week, you just might catch a glimpse of a radiant body of celestial ice, the Pan-STARRS Comet. Officially called Comet C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS), the comet was discovered in June 2011 by astronomers at the University of Hawaii Maui College using the Pan-STARRS Telescope. […]
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