Conversations with Donna the Astronomer

An interview with Space Science Institute Senior Research Scientist Dr Padma Yanamandra-Fisher. Padma is a Planetary Scientist who worked on Voyager Projects and is very much involved these days in Citizen Science and ProAm Collaborations and we have worked together over the years on a number of Comet Observing Projects. Padma came from India and moved to the US as a Post Graduate student to obtain a PhD. Her family was fully supportive but it was not easy being a single female of colour working in science in those days. Hers is an amazing story of being the one female in the various collaborations and being accepted on the merit of her work. I hope her story inspires others as much as it has me.

A quick Guide to what is in the Southern Night Sky this June

An introduction to Donna the Astronomer!

Throughout history there have been many women who have looked to the skies - many of whom we do not even know their names - but their work has laid the foundation for those who have come afterwards. This series looks at some of those women starting with En-hedu-anna.

Just a short intro to what happens at Milroy Observatory Star Gazing sessiona

What is and is not happening in the sky in May

Thanks to the movie Apollo 13 we have a better understanding of this mission than we do of the rest except perhaps Apollo 11. But at the time no one was particularly interested until....

Some fun facts about the planet Mercury - Did you know even thought it is closest to our Sun it is not the hottest planet and there are parts of Mercury that are among the coldest places in the Solar System

Who is Donna the Astronomer and what we are planning!