The Young Astronomers Newsletter The Young Astronomers Newsletter Volume 26 Number 7 July 2018 By Bob Patsiga     In this month’s edition of the newsletter Bob discusses: The number of living APOLLO astronauts who walked on the Moon has dwindled from 12 to four. Most remained with the aero-space industry after retirement. However, Alan Bean…

The Young Astronomers Newsletter The Young Astronomers Newsletter Volume 26 Number 6 June 2018 By Bob Patsiga     In this month’s edition of the newsletter Bob discusses: NASA is testing a new power system that they hope can supply needs of bases on the moon or other planets. What’s the likelihood that an asteroid or…

The Young Astronomers Newsletter The Young Astronomers Newsletter Volume 26 Number 5 May 2018 By Bob Patsiga     In this month’s edition of the newsletter Bob discusses: NASA is working diligently on the next rover to be sent to Mars in 2020. The descent stage is being assembled at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena,…

The Young Astronomers Newsletter The Young Astronomers Newsletter Volume 26 Number 4 April 2018 By Bob Patsiga     In this month’s edition of the newsletter Bob discusses: NASA Space Launch System (SLS) engines were given a stringent firing in February. Four RS-25 engines blasted at 113 percent maximum thrust. The SLS has its first flight…

The Young Astronomers Newsletter The Young Astronomers Newsletter Volume 26 Number 3 March 2018 By Bob Patsiga     In this month’s edition of the newsletter Bob discusses: SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida on Feb. 6. This is the largest rocket launched since the days of the Moon missions. The SpaceX…

The Young Astronomers Newsletter The Young Astronomers Newsletter Volume 26 Number 2 February 2018 By Bob Patsiga     In this month’s edition of the newsletter Bob discusses: Using the Very Long Baseline Array of radio telescopes, astronomers have gotten detailed structure of the far side of the Milky Way Galaxy. The region is over 65,000…

The Young Astronomers Newsletter The Young Astronomers Newsletter Volume 26 Number 1 January 2018 By Bob Patsiga     In this month’s edition of the newsletter Bob discusses: NASA needing to adjust Voyager-1’s attitude to better communicate with Earth, resort to creative engineering solutions to further ensure its mission duration. Researchers at CERN have discovered methods…

The Young Astronomers Newsletter The Young Astronomers Newsletter Volume 25 Number 12 December 2017 By Bob Patsiga     In this month’s edition of the newsletter Bob discusses: The politics of space flight. Congress issues warnings to NASA concerning it recent delay of the Space Launch System. A long-lasting supernova, iPTF14hls, discovered in 2014, is puzzling…

The Young Astronomers Newsletter The Young Astronomers Newsletter Volume 25 Number 11 November 2017 By Bob Patsiga     In this month’s edition of the newsletter Bob discusses: LIGO and its Italian counterpart VIRGO pick up some HUGE gravitational wave readings. Where did they come from and what did we learn from the detection? Interesting discoveries…