The Kepler space telescope has detected the first distant solar system containing more than one planet. One of these five Earth-sized planets orbits inside a habitable zone, meaning that liquid water could...
Located up four flights of stairs, through a black locked gate and up a steep flight of metal rungs is the Calvin College Observatory. The observatory is open to the public, students and astronomers alike.
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Hello and welcome to this year’s first edition of Observatory Corner! Initial weather forecasts continue to look promising throughout the weekend and through Monday and Tuesday, but Wednesday and Thursday...
This week the observatory will be open during clear weather from 7:30 to 11 p.m. Monday through Thursday. The weather appears to be best on Monday and Thursday, but there is still a chance that clouds...
