Environment

Beautiful Instance Of Stellar Ornamentation

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The glowing gas cloud LHA 120-N55 in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Courtesy photo
 
ESO News:
 
In this image from ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), light from blazing blue stars energizes the gas left over from the stars’ recent formation. The result is a strikingly colorful emission nebula, called LHA 120-N55, in which the stars are adorned with a mantle of glowing gas. Astronomers study these beautiful displays to learn about the conditions in places where new stars develop.

LHA 120-N55, or N55 as it is usually known, is a glowing gas cloud (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emission_nebula

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Heinrich, Gardner Celebrate Million Solar Installations

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SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., and Cory Gardner, R-Colo., both members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, have introduced a resolution to celebrate that the U.S. has reached one million solar installations across the country.
 
The solar energy industry supports bringing clean solar technology into homes and businesses around the nation. The industry provides employment opportunities for more than 208,000 solar workers in all 50 states and creates jobs at a rate 12 times higher than the rate
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Pajarito Astronomers Host Dark Night June 25

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ASTRONOMERS News:

The Pajarito Astronomers will be holding a County-Sponsored Dark Night at 8:30 p.m. (sunset,) Saturday June 25, at Spirio Soccer Field in Overlook Park in White Rock. 
  
Weather permitting, the public is invited to come out, wander among the telescopes, and star gaze. The red planet Mars, Jupiter and its moons, and Saturn and its rings will be visible. There will be a tour of the summer constellations, and there will be telescope views of double stars, star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies. 
  
Viewing will
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Canyoneering In The North Wash / Four Corners Area Of Utah With Jared Hillhouse Wednesday

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Winter settled in on Black Hole Canyon. Courtesy photo
 
LA MOUNTAINEERS News:
 
Join the Los Alamos Mountaineers Wednesday, June 15, at Fuller Lodge for a presentation by Pro Guide and ACA Instructor Jared Hillhouse.
 
Hillhouse will speak on canyoneering adventures in the North Wash / Four Corners area of Utah. He has been guiding canyoneering for more than a decade and has been instructing for over half that. As a certified canyoneering guide and instructor, Hillhouse delights in introducing newcomers to the sport and the wonders and beauty that
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Mysteries Revealed In Weekend Planetarium Film

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An aphid, up close and personal from Mysteries of the Unseen World. Courtesy/PEEC

PEEC News:

Embark on a journey into unseen worlds and hidden dimensions at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 18 and Sunday, June 19 at the Los Alamos Nature Center, 2600 Canyon Road.

Mysteries of the Unseen World, a full-dome, original production by National Geographic Entertainment and Days End Pictures, allows the audience to see nature from a new perspective.

Mysteries of the Unseen World uses innovative high-speed and time-lapse photography, electron microscopy, and nanotechnologyto transport audiences to an enthralling Read More

Rafting The Grand Canyon With Evan Rose June 21

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Join Evan Rose at 7 p.m., June 21 at the Los Alamos Nature Center as he details his adventures along the Grand Canyon. Courtesy/PEEC

PEEC News:

Learn more about the geology, history and preservation of the Grand Canyon at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 21 at the Los Alamos Nature Center, 2600 Canyon Road.

Evan Rose will tell the story of a trip on the Colorado River with geologists and adventurers. Showing detailed photos, he will discuss the origins of the Grand Canyon and its conservation. This is a free talk organized by the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC).

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PEEC: Astronomy Planetarium Shows In June

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PEEC News:
 
Learn more about the stars and constellations visible in June. The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) is holding two star shows at 7 p.m. Friday, June 17, in the Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium with physicist Paul Arendt as the host. Attendees will enjoy a tour of celestial objects— particularly Venus and Jupiter— easily viewed through binoculars this month.
 
The June Night Sky planetarium show is $6 for adults and $4 for children. Tickets are available by calling or stopping by the nature center. Seating
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PULSE And THE PULSE OF Life June 17-18

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Summit Garden Club members, Freda McCormick, left, Priscilla Hardekopf and Margaret H. Courtesy photo
 
NMGC News:
 
New Mexico Garden Clubs, District 2 members of Floral Designers’ (Los Alamos and Santa Fe), Los Alamos Garden Club and Summit Garden Club (Los Alamos) will hold a Standard Flower show THE PULSE OF Life to coincide with the opening of PULSE, Friday and Saturday June 17-18 at Fuller Lodge Art Center.
 
The Flower show includes 3 Divisions. Design: Creative Floral Designs will be staged in the
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Laboratory Scholarship And Internship Helped Shape Career Direction Of A Winner From The Valley

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Lindsay Redman on the job at Los Alamos National Laboratory, working with the Isotope Program to understand the rare element actinium and to develop radiotherapy treatment for cancer. Photo by Richard C. Robinson/LANL
 
LANLF News:
 
Lindsay Redman says she always knew she would have a career in science. As early as Kindergarten, she was active in school science fairs and sought opportunities to learn and explore.
 
One of the benefits of attending smaller schools like Holy Cross Catholic School in Santa Cruz and McCurdy School in Espanola was the emphasis
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NMED Cabinet Secretary Visits Los Alamos Daily Post

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New Mexico Environment Department Cabinet Secretary Ryan Flynn visits the Los Alamos Daily Post newspaper office on Central Avenue recently following a meeting at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

New Mexico Environment Department Cabinet Secretary Ryan Flynn with his Communications Director Allison Majure during a recent visit to the Los Alamos Daily Post newspaper office on Central Avenue. Majure is a Los Alamos resident and most recently worked for the Los Alamos County Department of Public Utilities. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More