The Young Astronomers Newsletter

The Young Astronomers Newsletter Volume 24 Number 11 November 2016

By Bob Patsiga

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

• The re-programmed WISE space telescope has a renewed mission as NEOWISE. How does its new mission affect you?
• The article “Cosmic Rays” in the November issue of Astronomy magazine.
• A surprising discovery made by astronomers from the University of Idaho in some pictures from 1986 taken by Voyager II.
• Some interesting tidbits about Pluto’s atmosphere and its moon Charon.
• The mission objectives of the European Space Agency’s GAIA space telescope.
• November’s astronomical birthdays.
• Celestial happening in November.