A-shawn-omy

Check out this video put together by NASA showing the Sun doing what it does.  The video celebrates the Solar Dynamics Observatory’s 5 years in space as it has, and is, taking pictures of the ...

https://ashawnomy.wordpress.com/2015/02/16/solar-dynamics-observatory-celebrates-5-years-of-awesomeness/

A kids site to learn about the wonders of astronomy, by an elementary school teacher who loves Astronomy (who was once a kid who loved Astronomy)

https://ashawnomy.wordpress.com/2015/02/14/these-are-astronauts-astronauts-are-awesome/

On this Friday, January 16th, 2014, the U.K. Space Agency will be holding a press conference about the Beagle 2 Mars Lander.  Why, you ask?  Good question, I say.  You’re smart.         ...

https://ashawnomy.wordpress.com/2015/01/14/lost-mars-lander-found/

Despite the 1930’s news reporter voice (or the announcer for the old Batman TV show), the title of this post alludes to the discovery of organic compounds on Mars, as well as the detection of M...

https://ashawnomy.wordpress.com/2014/12/18/methane-on-mars-organic-compounds-confound/

Rosetta Lander is now sitting, 2 legs on land, 1 up in the air, on Comet 67P.  That’s pretty cool.  Below is a link to a great cartoon explanation found on slooh.com.  It starts about 4 minu...

https://ashawnomy.wordpress.com/2014/11/13/lander-precariously-sitting-on-comet/

The rocket launch scheduled for Monday evening from Wallops Island, VA was scrubbed due to a boat nearby.  Anyway, it is rescheduled for Tuesday evening at 6:45 pm.  If you live on the East Coa...

https://ashawnomy.wordpress.com/2014/10/27/rocket-launch-from-virginia-tomorrow-622-pm/

I know how cliched this may sound at this point, but a recent blog post I read brought it up again.  They mentioned that they had found a Lego set that included 3 female scientists.  I thought ...

https://ashawnomy.wordpress.com/2014/10/27/open-doors-for-our-daughters/

Click the link below for a chance to win a trip for 4 to the Kennedy Space Center that includes airfare, hotel, a behind the scenes tour, lunch with an astronaut, and a meteorite!!!  Let me know...

https://ashawnomy.wordpress.com/2014/09/26/win-a-trip-to-the-kennedy-space-center-for-4/

I know that this has nothing to do with astronomy, but one of my other interests is how and when life evolved on Earth.  This is an interesting find and an interesting article. Ancient Squirrels...

https://ashawnomy.wordpress.com/2014/09/17/ancient-squirrels-change-our-thoughts-on-mammal-evolution/

The National Geographic Museum in Washington D.C. is now host to a wonderful exhibit on the Spinosaurus.  With one of the first complete skeletons, paleontologists have come to view a different ...

https://ashawnomy.wordpress.com/2014/09/17/spinosaurus-is-here/