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Get ready highschoolers!
Spring 2020 STAR Academy applications open December 6, 2019! Read More -
Research Experience for Undegraduates & Teachers (REUT)Students and Teachers selected for the program will work with staff scientists on projects related to ongoing research or instrumentation development.
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Upcoming Colloquium next January
Our next speaker Dr. Michael Denton will be visiting us on January 21, 2020 for our third Colloquium Series.
Abstract
The plasmasphere is a region of cold (~1 eV) plasma that forms from the up flow of ionospheric material on closed magnetic field lines. In this colloquium, we present a brief history of plasmaspheric research, summarize our current understanding of plasmapheric dynamics, and discuss ground-based and space-based observations of the plasmasphere.
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Arecibo Observatory Open House at the 235th AAS meeting
Arecibo Observatory would like to cordially invite you all for the “Arecibo Observatory Open House'' during the 235th meeting of the American Astronomical Society at Honolulu, Hawaii. The Open House will be on January 7th from 1:30pm to 3:30pm.
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Agenda for the AO Open House was recently published: View Schedule
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Arecibo Observatory scientist Dr. Benetge Perera lead a recent publication detailing the second data release of the International Pulsar Timing Array
Modeling Radar Albedos of Laboratory-Characterized Particles: Application to the Lunar Surface
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