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As part of the annual Dark Skies Festival, The Green Howards Museum is hosting an inspiring evening celebrating the wonders of the night sky later this month. Dark Skies and Getting Into Astronomy ...

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Emma Marcucci works for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, as Executive Director of the Smithsonian STARS program, which is supported through private gifts and donations. Scholars widely agree ...

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