EARTHtalk! – Dr. David Baylis – GeoLiteracy
Dr. David Baylis of the UA Little Rock History Department is a human geographer with research interests in social geography, cartography, and Geo-visualization. In this lecture, Dr. Baylis … EARTHtalk! – Dr. David Baylis – GeoLiteracy
Highlights of the November Sky 2018
• NOV 2 – American astronomer Harlow Shapley was born on this day in 1895. Shapley was the first person to give a reasonably accurate value for the size of … Highlights of the November Sky 2018
November 2018 Feature – The Double Cluster, NGC 869 and NGC 884
I’m just as human as anyone else, so if I see a good two-for-one deal, I’m going to take advantage of it. The universe occasionally makes these kinds of offers … November 2018 Feature – The Double Cluster, NGC 869 and NGC 884
EARTHtalk! – Scott Simon – Nature Conservancy
Scott Simon is director of The Nature Conservancy in Arkansas. He joined The Nature Conservancy in Arkansas as a land steward in 1996 and has been its director … EARTHtalk! – Scott Simon – Nature Conservancy
October 2018 Feature – International Observe the Moon Night
In 2009, NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), successfully entered into orbit around the moon in order to carry out its primary mission of mapping and imaging the lunar surface … October 2018 Feature – International Observe the Moon Night
Highlights of the October Sky 2018
• OCT 1 NASA becomes operational on this day in 1958, following the passage of the National Aeronautics and Space Act by President Dwight Eisenhower on … Highlights of the October Sky 2018
EARTHtalk! – Dr. Elizabeth T. Horton
Dr. Elizabeth Horton is an assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and Station Archeologist at the Arkansas Archeological Survey. She specializes in paleoethnobotany, the … EARTHtalk! – Dr. Elizabeth T. Horton
September 2018 Feature – Comet 21/P Giacobini-Zinner
To best appreciate this month’s feature object, we must go back in time 4.6 billion years ago to when our solar system was born. Prior to this, the solar system … September 2018 Feature – Comet 21/P Giacobini-Zinner
Highlights of the September Sky 2018
• Sept 1 – On this day in 1979, NASA’s Pioneer 11 became the first spacecraft to fly by Saturn. • Sept … Highlights of the September Sky 2018
Senator John McCain
Senator John McCain spoke at the Clinton School of Public Service on April 12, 2013. He shared his outlook on the importance of public service and that how giving we … Senator John McCain