we decided to go to the Moon in the 1960s ? Yes , it could . Except for one thing . Going to the Moon seemed pointless until we all were glued to television , watching breathlessly as one human stepped onto the surface of another world . Dear readers , we are explorers . It is in our blood , our DNA , in our hopes and dreams . And in the midst of this horrible pandemic , a small piece of human-built machinery tapped the surface of a distant world and grabbed a sample . Indeed , space journeys like this one help make life worth living . We live here . This is our neighborhood . We reach for the stars .
n n n David H Levy is arguably one of the most enthusiastic and famous amateur astronomers of our time . Although he has never taken a class in astronomy , he has written over three dozen books , has written for three astronomy magazines and has appeared on television programs featured on the Discovery and the Science Channels . Among David ’ s accomplishments are 23 comet discoveries , the most famous being Shoemaker-Levy 9 that collided with Jupiter in 1994 , a few hundred shared asteroid discoveries , an Emmy for the documentary Three Minutes to Impact , five honorary doctorates in Science and a PhD which combines astronomy and English Literature . Currently , he is the editor of the web magazine Sky ’ s Up !, has a monthly column , Skyward , in our local Vail Voice paper . David continues to hunt for comets and asteroids , and lectures worldwide .
editorial board members
• Scott Roberts - Founder and President of Explore Scientific - USA
• David Levy - Worldwide famous astronomer , science writer and discoverer of comets and minor planets - USA
• Marcelo de Oliveira Souza - DSc . in Physics ( Cosmology ). University Professor , Educator and Science Communicator .
• Hassane Darhmaoui -PhD in Physics from the University of Alberta , in Canada . Associate Professor at the School of Science and Engineering of the Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane ( AUI ) and Coordinator of the AUI Center for Learning Technologies , founding member and general Secretary of the Arab Astronomical Society ( ArAS ), founder and national representative of the Universe Awareness ( UNAWE ) chapter in Morocco , founder and current supervisor and co-director of Al Akhawayn Observatory . Morocco
• Andrea Sanchez Saldias - Astronomer , Master in Physics and PhD in Biology ( Astrobiology ), all degrees obtained at the Universidad de la República . Conducts research in Exobiology and Paleoclimatology on Earth and Mars , Uruguay
• Suresh Bhattarai - Science educator , astronomy communicator and researcher in Nepal . National Outreach Coordinator ( NOC ) for Nepal for 2018-2021 and chairperson at the Nepal Astronomical Society ( NASO )
• Valentin Grigore - Leading amateur astronomer , specialist in meteor astronomy , astrophotographer , astro-poet , astro-journalist , author , trainer , lighting specialist , dark-sky and ecologist militant , youth worker specialist President of the Romanian Society for Meteors and Astronomy ( SARM ), National Coordinator for Romania of Astronomers Without Borders ( AWB ) and producer of the tv show ” Us and the Sky ” at Columna TV
• Olaynka Fagbemiro - Assistant Chief Scientific Officer with the National Space Research and Development Agency ( NASRDA ), Founder / National Coordinator of Astronomers Without Borders ( AWB ) Nigeria , IAU ’ s National Education Contact ( NAEC ) for Nigeria and the Public Relations and Education Officer for the African Astronomical Society ( AfAS ).
• Cláudio Moisés Paulo - Prof . Assistant in Astrophysics at Eduardo Mondlane University . Doctor of Astrophysics ( University of Witwatersrand , South Africa ), Master of Astrophysics ( University of the western Cape , South Africa ), Honours in Astrophysics and Space Sciences ( University of Cape Town , South Africa ), and Honours in Physics & Meteorology ( Eduardo Mondlane University , Mozambique ).
• Manoj Pai - One of the most active amateur astronomers in India . Astronomy Club , Ahmedabad , India
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