History of the Telescope conference in NYC on April 16th.

It's free. Go here for details. Nominal registration deadline is TODAY! Sorry for the late notice.

Funny Astronomy Comic

Another funny astronomy comic strip courtesy of Brewster Rockit is available here. Hope you enjoy!

30th Annual Astronomy Jamboree and Science Fair

Starting today at 6 PM at the Custer Institute and Observatory is their 30th Annual Astronomy Jamboree and Science Fair. It sounds like a lot of fun, with music, food, and, of course, lots of very interesting astronomy talk and exhibits. For more information on this program, check out this flyer. If you go, hope you enjoy!

Future of NASA

As part of its 50th anniversary celebration, NASA is hosting a series of "Future Forums," where top NASA administrators discuss what they see as the future direction(s) of NASA. The first one of these is occurring this Thursday in Boston's Museum of Science. If interested, go here for more information.

30th Annual Astronomy Jamboree/Science Fair at Custer Institute and Observatory on Long Island

On October 3rd and 4th, the Custer Institute and Observatory will be hosting its 30th Annual Astronomy Jamboree and Science Fair. They have a really impressive line-up of speakers and events, including Vatican astronomer and best-selling author, Brother Guy Consolmagno, award-winning author of Longitude and Galileo's Daughter, Dava Sobel, and Yale astronomer and observatory director, Dr. Michael Faison. For more information, go to the links above or call 631-765-2626. Sounds like a lot of fun!

Neutron Stars at COSPAR 2008 blog

There is a live blog on the neutron star sessions at the COSPAR 2008 conference in Montreal which I am currently attending. There are lots of interesting results on neutron stars which have been and will be presented at a meeting, so feel free to go over there and read about it as it comes in. (Shameless plug: I'm also going to be giving a talk in this session this afternoon. I did miss this week's radio show for a real reason). Hope you enjoy, and feel free to email me or post below any questions you might have, as well as post them on the neutron star blog above.

2008 World Science Festival in New York City

The first ever (but hopefully annual) World Science Festival will be held all around New York City between May 28 and June 1. There are a lot of really interesting events, for a complete listing, go here.