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Private: Virginia Trimble on 2009 Year of Astronomy

11-12-2008 - Space

“For at least two or three thousand years people have wondered, why does the sun shine? What does it mean when there’s an eclipse? What are comets? Why do the stars shine? People have asked about these things for a very long time. And we have now answers to most of these questions.”
– Virginia Trimble

In this EarthSky Clear Voices for Science podcast, Virginia Trimble speaks with EarthSky’s Jorge Salazar. Dr. Trimble, of the University of California at Irvine, is a world-renowned expert on the structure and evolution of stars, galaxies, and the universe. She also studies the history of astronomy. And she’s very active in American and international communities of astronomers. Right now, she’s involved in the upcoming “International Year of Astronomy”:http://www.astronomy2009.org/ in 2009.

Dr. Trimble has also generously given of her time to EarthSky’s “Global Science Advisory Council”:http://earthsky.org/about/executive-advisory-board – helping to bring the insights of scientists to people around the world.

Our thanks to:
Virginia Trimble
University of California
Irvine, CA

Written by Mike Brennan

3 Responses to “Private: Virginia Trimble on 2009 Year of Astronomy”

  1. Alamein says:
    November 12, 2008 at 5:08 pm

    can you tell me wat thda biggest volcano is on mars

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  2. Jorge Salazar says:
    November 13, 2008 at 6:52 pm

    NASA has a nice write-up on Olympus Mons, not only the largest volcano on Mars but the largest volcano known in our entire solar system.

    The HIRISE camera instrument on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has taken some amazing pictures of the crimson planet and of its many volcanoes. Good stuff, but don’t let that stop you from seeing it with your own eyes in the night sky. Right now Mars is hidden from us on the other side of the Sun, but check the skywatching section in the coming months for a good time to see it.

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  3. kathryn says:
    November 25, 2008 at 10:12 pm

    I`m nine and I went to NASA today and I learned that Jupitar has a big red dot on it because of a storm and I really love to learn about space. Bye.

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