Etelman Observatory

09/03/2023

This project funds student environmental stewardship projects around the world as part of our Greenworks Global Classroom. Students and classrooms who participate in the Greenworks program complete a curriculum on Project Design (based on NASA mission designs), which helps shape their ideas on envir...

02/10/2022

Here’s an excellent way to get active within the community! Participate in the frog count!

2022 Frog Count starts today!

28/09/2022

I feel as if I’ve seen a movie about this one 🤔

After 10 months flying in space, NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) - the world's first planetary defense technology demonstration - successfully impacted its asteroid target on Monday, the agency's first attempt to move an asteroid in space.

26/09/2022

and spot Jupiter with us!

Stargazers rejoice over Jupiter being set to be visible in the sky tonight as it comes the closest it's been to earth in 59 years

22/09/2022

A new island has been 'born' in the Pacific!

Boom! And just like that, a new island was born.

22/08/2022

ST. THOMAS — A new exhibit at the Virgin Islands Children’s Museum is exploring the history and culture of the indigenous Taino people in the territory.

20/08/2022

Though those insects are indeed pesky, they hold a critical purpose within the world around us.

Happy World Mosquito Day!

If you think your are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.
-Dalai Lama
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HAPPY WORLD MOSQUITO DAY!
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Though they are known for their obnoxious traits, mosquitoes are an absolutely necessary nuisance! They provide a food source for many insect and animal species, recycle nutrients in their ecosystem, and are known to be pollinators as well!
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Let's just celebrate today that they're not prehistoric sized like you see in the movies!

11/08/2022

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Analyzing data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and several other observatories, astronomers have concluded that the bright red supergiant star Betelgeuse quite literally blew its top in 2019.