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Louis Varricchio holds an M.S. in Space Studies from the University of North Dakota, and is an astronomy instructor. He was a contract NASA senior science writer and an environmental information specialist with the Upper Midwest Aerospace Consortium. Louis is also a newspaper editor and a science journalist. He holds a B.A. degree in communications from Temple University; his science radio documentaries have been heard in the USA on American Public Radio. He is also the author of “Inconstant Moon: Discovery and Controversy on the Way to the Moon” published in 2006 by Xlibris, a Random House Partner.

Stormy Weather: CME Hits Earth’s Magnetic Field, January 9

January 9, 2014 by Louis Varricchio 1 Comment

Stormy Weather: CME Hits Earth’s Magnetic Field, January 9

What will happen when plasma from the first major solar storm of 2014 hits Earth? A dramatic display of Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights.

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Keep Watching the Skies: Protecting Earth Against Asteroid Impacts

January 8, 2014 by Louis Varricchio Leave a Comment

Keep Watching the Skies: Protecting Earth Against Asteroid Impacts

The B612 Foundation has a mission: To keep an eye out for asteroids that might hit the Earth. Are we really in danger from space’s flying objects?

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New Horizons: NASA’s Pluto-Bound Spacecraft Keeps on Going, And Going

December 4, 2013 by Louis Varricchio 3 Comments

New Horizons: NASA’s Pluto-Bound Spacecraft Keeps on Going, And Going

NASA’s New Horizon spacecraft is still on its journey to Pluto, calculated to successfully reach the “dwarf planet” in July of 2015.

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Requiem for a Comet: ISON Burns Up

December 3, 2013 by Louis Varricchio Leave a Comment

Requiem for a Comet: ISON Burns Up

The famed Comet ISON has burned up in proximity to the sun, instead of reducing civilization to rubble. Was this astronomical event over-hyped?

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Astronomers Announce Discovery of Most Distant Galaxy to Date

October 24, 2013 by Louis Varricchio 4 Comments

Astronomers Announce Discovery of Most Distant Galaxy to Date

Astronomers have found the furthest galaxy from earth yet – billions of light years away. Z8 GND 5296 offers clues about the development of the universe.

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My Dinner With Isaac: Remembering Author, Scientist Dr. Isaac Asimov

October 9, 2013 by Louis Varricchio Leave a Comment

Who could pass up a chance to have dinner with a legend? Louis Varricchio had the opportunity to dine and chat with scientist and author Dr. Isaac Asimov.

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In search of Vulcan (and Vulcanoids) to Explain Mercury’s Odd Orbit

October 8, 2013 by Louis Varricchio 1 Comment

In search of Vulcan (and Vulcanoids) to Explain Mercury’s Odd Orbit

Early astronomer Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier attempted to explain Mercury’s odd orbit by suggesting the presence of Vulcan: Another planet nearer the sun.

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NASA Returns to the Moon With LADEE

October 4, 2013 by Louis Varricchio Leave a Comment

NASA Returns to the Moon With LADEE

LADEE, NASA’s Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer, is an unmanned spacecraft that is bringing us back to the moon, by proxy.

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