Gheens Science Hall and Rauch Planetarium

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Snippet of Euclid Mission’s Cosmic Atlas Released by ESA With contributions from NASA, the mission will map a third of the sky in order to study a cosmic mystery called dark energy.

The Planetarium has been closed since the start of the pandemic. The provost is working with the academic units to determine its future. A decision is expected this summer.

The planetarium will not be open as we will not get a total eclipse, just 98.3 percent. Completely different from seeing the totality from anywhere in the path. https://eclipse2024.org/eclipse_cities/statemap.html
Plan for your trip to see the total solar eclipse in April 2024. The closer you get to the blue line on this map the longer your eclipse experience. Click on the map for details about the locations you might travel to. Traffic afterwards may be bad to very bad. Many folks plan to stay the night or camp where they are so they can make a faster and safer drive home the next day.
If you want to do this start looking for hotel rooms, BnB rooms, camp sites now. It is getting late. Indiana state parks are very nearly booked everywhere in the path. Not sure about western KY so look around as soon as possible. Remember to get your eclipse glasses or eclipse viewers early too. I recommend you get a couple of extras in case you damage a pair or have some friends join you last minute. You must wear protection for all but the total eclipse portion of the event. Sunglasses, welding shields and other things simply are not good enough. Do not take a chance on looking at the Sun without proper eye protection. Try to make it into the eclipse path, you must see one of these in your lifetime. It is worth the day off from work or school.
Clear skies.

Interactive map for the 2024 Eclipse Simulator | Eclipse2024.org This map selection tool will allow you to quickly navigate to an eclipse information page for any given state, province, city, or custom location you choose! All you have to do is click on the location you’re interested in.

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NASA’s Juno Is Getting Ever Closer to Jupiter’s Moon Io The spinning, solar-powered spacecraft will take another look of the fiery Jovian moon on July 30.

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Watch the video, it is truly amazing how many galaxies can be seen in this part of the sky because of the gravitational lensing from this cluster. Wow!

NASA’s Webb Uncovers New Details in Pandora’s Cluster The ancient Greek myth of Pandora, much adapted by different storytellers and cultures, is at its heart a story of human curiosity and uncovering paradigm-shifting knowledge. In modern astronomy, a region of space where multiple galaxy clusters are merging has been named for the myth and become a fa...