Lowell Observatory representatives have announced they are streamlining their research objectives while maintaining their public education mission in an effort to navigate the uncertain space of federal research funding and declining grant opportunities. This comes as the family trust fund struggles to keep up with the rocketing cost of exploring new frontiers. The new framework orbits around two defining pursuits: Planetary Defense, safeguarding the world from cosmic hazards like asteroids on … [Read more...] about Lowell Observatory Sharpens its Focus on Cosmic Hazards and Earth-Like Planets
Kevin Schindler
Could Pluto Become Arizona’s State Planet?
The rattlesnake is Arizona’s official state reptile, petrified wood is the state fossil, and the bola (or bolo) tie is the state neckwear. Now, if Arizona lawmaker Justin Wilmeth gets his way, Arizona will become the first state to boast an official planet: Pluto. Wilmeth, a republican state representative for District 15, introduced the bill into the House on Jan. 17. Last April, he was part of a legislative delegation that toured the construction site of Lowell Observatory’s … [Read more...] about Could Pluto Become Arizona’s State Planet?
