Monthly Archives: September 2024

Startling Preliminary Results on Dark Energy

Posted on September 29, 2024 by ST Editors

By Rich Sherman “Perhaps, says DESI’s scientists, the density [of dark energy] is changing over time…. If the findings prove true, it would catapult cosmology into a crisis.” –The Economist Every now and then there is an article that makes … Continue reading →

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Snippets

Posted on September 28, 2024 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan The Sun Will Destroy the Earth One Day, Right? Maybe Not. In six billion years the sun will expand into a red giant. That process should consume Mercury, and maybe Venus. For a long … Continue reading →

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From The Director

Posted on September 5, 2024 by ST Editors

by Rex Parker, PhD director@princetonastronomers.org Now Entering Our 62nd Year.  With the onset of monthly programs this fall at Peyton Hall we continue the quest of exploring AAAP’s opportunities in amateur astronomy.  The past few years speakers drew our interest … Continue reading →

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From The Program Chair

Posted on September 3, 2024 by ST Editors

by Victor Davis, Program Chair September MeetingThe September, 2024 meeting of the AAAP will take place in Peyton Hall on the campus of Princeton University on Tuesday, September 10th at 7:30 PM. As usual, the meeting is open to AAAP … Continue reading →

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Book Review

Posted on September 3, 2024 by ST Editors

by Rich Sherman Title: Under Alien Skies Author: Philip Plait Ph.D.  Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Publication Date: May 2024 Grade:  B+ Hardback $16.04, Paperback $16.38 on Amazon Total Pages: 336 This is a fun book. The author takes … Continue reading →

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Flavors of Gravitational Waves

Posted on September 3, 2024 by ST Editors

by S. Prasad Ganti In 2015, gravity waves were detected by LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory) from the locations at Louisiana and Washington states. This proved one of the significant predictions of Einstein’s General theory of relativity. Generated by very … Continue reading →

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Life and the Universe

Posted on September 3, 2024 by ST Editors

by John Church Here is one of the best-framed and most evocative eclipse photos I’ve ever seen.  This was taken by a college friend (Meganne Skoug) of my granddaughter Nora. They were in Monroeville, Indiana, not far from the edge … Continue reading →

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