| New and Archived Stories (listed from newest to oldest) |
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| Nov. 11 Lecture Examines Extreme Environments on Earth & Search for Life in the Universe |
| As part of the 11th annual Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series, Lynn Rothschild, Ph.D....story continues. |
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| Free Star Party at Foothill Oct. 23 |
| Bay Area families are invited to a star party hosted by Foothill College Friday, Oct. 23, from 8 to 11 p.m., provided that the sky is clear. Admission is ...story continues. |
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| Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series Returns Oct. 7 |
| The annual Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series kicks off its 11th season with Hubble Breakthrough: The ...story continues. |
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| Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series: Dark Matter & Dark Energy |
| As part of the 11th annual Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series, Stanford University's Patrician Burchat will present Dark Matter & Dark Energy, an il ...story continues. |
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| Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series: Planetary Protection & Hitchhikers in the Solar System--The Danger of Mingling Microbes |
| As part of the 10th annual Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series, Dr. Margaret Race, on ...story continues. |
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| Free April 4 Star Party at Foothill College Celebrates International Year of Astronomy |
| Foothill College teams up with the Peninsula Astronomical Society (PAS) to host a star party for area families Saturday, April 4, from 8 to 11 p.m. at th ...story continues. |
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| Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series: The Dawn of Creation--The First Two Billion Years |
| As part of the 10th annual Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series, astronomer Steven Beckwith, the for ...story continues. |
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| Foothill College Astronomy Instructor Receives 2009 Hayward Award for Excellence in Education |
| Foothill College Astronomy Instructor Andrew Fraknoi is one of four community colleges teachers to be nam ...story continues. |
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| Astronomy Lecture Series: Prospecting for Water on the Moon-The Upcoming LCROSS Mission |
| As part of the 10th annual Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series, Anthony Colaprete of the NASA Ames Research Center will discuss the Mark Showalt ...story continues. |
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| Astronomy Lecture Series Kicks Off 10th Year with The Black Hole Wars: My Battle with Stephen Hawking |
| As part of the 10th annual Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series, Stanford University physicist Leonard Susskind will present The Black Hole Wars: M ...story continues. |
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| Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series Profiles Allen Telescope Array |
| As part of the ninth annual Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series, SETI Astronomer Ji ...story continues. |
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| Astronomy Lecture to Feature World's Top Planet Hunter |
| As part of the ninth annual Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series, Astronomer Geoff Marcy--the scientist who has discovered more planets than anyone else in h ...story continues. |
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| Astronomy Lecture Spotlights Discovering Our Place in the Cosmos |
| As part of the ninth annual Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series, Astronomer Joel Primack of the University of California, Santa Cruz, and Philosopher and At ...story continues. |
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| Astronomy Teacher Wins National Physics Prize |
| What were the atoms in your body doing eight billion years ago? At least some of them were inside a star that later exploded, says Foothill College Astronomy an ...story continues. |
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| Foothill College Instructor Is Named 2007 California Professor of the Year |
| Foothill College Astronomy Instructor Andrew Fraknoi has been named the 2007 California Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancem ...story continues. |
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| Astronomy Lecture Spotlights New Horizons at Jupiter (and Some Saturn News) |
| As part of the ninth annual Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series, Dr. Jeff Moore of NASA Ames will present New Horizons at Jupiter (and some Saturn News)< ...story continues. |
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| NASA Senior Scientist Will Discuss Taking a Hit: Asteroid Impacts & Evolution |
| As part of the ninth annual Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series, Astronomer David Morrison, of NASA’s Ames Research Center, will present Taking a Hit: ...story continues. |
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| Foothill College Instructor Wins National Award for Excellence in College Astronomy Teaching |
| Foothill College Astronomy Instructor Andrew Fraknoi, of San Francisco, has been named the recipient of the 2007 Richard H. Emmons Award for Excellence i ...story continues. |
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| Foothill Physics Olympics Is May 25 |
| Foothill College students and local high school students are invited to test their knowledge of physics, challenge their creativity and have fun by competing fo ...story continues. |
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| SETI Astronomer Will Discuss A Ringside Seat to the Birth of Planets |
| Astronomer Dana Backman, of the Mountain View-based SETI Institute, will present A Ringside Seat to the Birth of Planets, an illustrated, non-technical t ...story continues. |
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| New Telescope Is the Star of Renovated Foothill College Observatory: Free Grand Re-Opening Festivities April 21 |
| Foothill College will host the re-opening of its observatory Saturday, April 21, from 8 to 11 p.m. in Parking Lot 4, adjacent to the Krause Center for In ...story continues. |
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| Award-Winning Course on Einstein |
| Foothill College's Physics for Poets class won the 2005 Innovation of the Year Award from the League for Innovation in the Community Colleges, for findin ...story continues. |
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| Foothill Astronomy Instructor Is Recipient of National 2005 Innovation of the Year Award |
| For his development of the PHYSICS 12: Physics for Poets course, Foothill College Astronomy Instructor Andrew Fraknoi has been named the recipient ...story continues. |
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