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Look up—the night sky has a lot to say, especially through the lens of MIRA astronomers.
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Look up—the night sky has a lot to say, especially through the lens of MIRA astronomers.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Sep 14, 2025

Sara Rubin here, stopping to appreciate something about Monterey County that perhaps I don’t appreciate often enough: darkness. So much of our…

Serious science is happening at the Monterey Institute for Research in Astronomy.
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Serious science is happening at the Monterey Institute for Research in Astronomy.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Sep 11, 2025

It requires a certain amount of audacity to be an astronomer at all, craning one’s gaze toward the sky, hoping to discover something in the va…

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  • Feb 20, 2025

Astronomer Bruce Weaver has spent a lifetime in awe of the sky. He made his fascination into a career.
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Astronomer Bruce Weaver has spent a lifetime in awe of the sky. He made his fascination into a career.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Apr 4, 2024

Dr. Bruce Weaver has spent a lot of chilly nights awake on Chews Ridge in Los Padres National Forest looking at the stars. This is not the act…

One step at a time, a local science teacher walked across the country to spread awareness about mental health.
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One step at a time, a local science teacher walked across the country to spread awareness about mental health.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Feb 15, 2024

Phillip Deutschle is a California native who has traveled and taught around the world, from Botswana to Bolivia, Denmark, the Navajo Nation an…

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Mission to metal: Team targets unique asteroid

  • By Aylin Y. Woodward awoodward@bayareanewsgroup.com
  • Updated Aug 30, 2019

Palo Alto >> Mention the word "asteroid" and you'll probably think about the downfall of the dinosaurs, or perhaps Bruce Willis and Ben …

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Supermoon spectacular set Monday

  • Updated Aug 30, 2019

Skywatchers and astronomy enthusiasts will be treated to a special sight before returning to work Monday: a much-anticipated supermoon.

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Students take to Salinas High observatory to watch Mercury transit

  • Updated Aug 30, 2019

SALINAS >> Salinas High astronomy students could not see Mercury, but it does not mean they were disappointed.

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