Young Astronomers Newsletter April 2019

By Bob Patsiga

In this month’s edition of the newsletter Bob discusses:

The privately run Space X program has sent the Crew Dragon capsule to the International Space Station with a load of supplies. The capsule was returned safely back to Earth. The crew capsule is intended to be used for future manned space flights.
Mars InSight Lander began digging into the Martian surface on Feb. 28, but the digging probe hit a very hard subsurface layer and had to stop operation. Plans are underway to avoid the barrier.
Astronomers have discovered the most distant dwarf planet. It is located in the Kuiper Belt at a distance that is three-and-a-half times the distance to Pluto.
All About Galaxies: This is a continuation of the article which appeared in the March issue of the Newsletter.
The nearest star system to us is located in the constellation Centaurus. It is a three-star group that contains the nearest star, Proxima Centauri.
Astronomical Birthdays in April.
Celestial happenings for the month of April.
FAS events for the month.