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As we honor women’s history, it’s important to look at our past—as well as the future. So we spent some time researching the achievements of these pioneers.

Front Range Community College is hosting two public stargazing events at its campus in Longmont this month. These FREE events are open to the general public.

Front Range Community College is hosting a public stargazing event at its campus in Longmont next week. 

Front Range Community College will have two public stargazing events at its campus in Longmont in December! These FREE events are open to the general public.

Front Range Community College will have two public stargazing events at its campus in Longmont in November! These FREE events are open to the general public.

“Comets are like cats. They do precisely what they want” –David Levy, Astronomer Sometimes, being an astronomer is a lot like being a weather forecaster. I would love to predict astronomical events with 100 percent certainty. However, experience has taught me to hedge my predictions with a healthy dose of skepticism. Halley’s Comet Was Hazardous […]

Alexei Leonov is the Russian cosmonaut who was the first person to ever “spacewalk.” It was March 18, 1965. Going to space in 1965 meant climbing into a teensy-weensy capsule (about the size of a small car) perched over 90,000 pounds of explosive rocket fuel and hoping for the best as the countdown reached zero […]

This is the time of year when we are awarded a few spring-like days that remind us that the Vernal Equinox is near and summer is not far behind. Warm Sun, Cold Air. When I was little, my mom would make me wear a coat on brisk, early spring mornings. When I protested, she would […]