Transit of Mercury
Monday, November 11th, 2019, marks the next time the planet Mercury can be seen crossing in front of the Sun from Earth. This event is known as a transit. In the case of Mercury,...
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Eclipses & Transits
Although we were not even on the same continent, we were watching the latest solar eclipse in Northern Chile on the Price Science Commons’ VizWall during the event. Just a couple of years ago...
Next Generation Science Standards and ORESAT: Launching a cubesat into space
Through the Oregon Space Grant Consortium, Price Science Commons staff have worked with Portland State University’s Aerospace program on the plans to build and launch a cubesat micro-satellite in coming year (2019-2020). Students at...