Past Articles

Indigenous Peoples Day 2021
by Jennifer Lynn Bartlett (Oct. 17, 2021, 9:59 a.m.)

Astronomy in
Chaco Canyon
October 10, 2021
3 PM EDT
(Oct. 7, 2021, 12:55 a.m.)

Successful Ice Cream Social in September
by Jennifer Lynn Bartlett (Oct. 6, 2021, 12:06 a.m.)

Newsletter for August 2021
(Oct. 4, 2021, 2:46 p.m.)

Newsletter for July 2021
(Oct. 4, 2021, 2:43 p.m.)

Newsletter for June, 2021
(Oct. 4, 2021, 2:39 p.m.)

Please Support Us Through the CFC
(Oct. 3, 2021, 8:25 p.m.)

Ice Cream Social
Sun. Sept. 26
@ 1 PM
by Jennifer Lynn Bartlett (Sept. 17, 2021, 9:42 p.m.)

Yom Kippur 2021
by Jennifer Lynn Bartlett (Sept. 15, 2021, 11:17 p.m.)

September is Membership Month
by Jennifer Lynn Bartlett (Sept. 9, 2021, 12:42 a.m.)

Rosh Hashanah 2021
by Jennifer Lynn Bartlett (Sept. 7, 2021, 2:02 p.m.)

APS Letter of Agreement Finalized for 2021–2022 Academic Year
by Jennifer Lynn Bartlett (Aug. 31, 2021, 3:16 p.m.)

Happy First Day of School 2021!
by Jennifer Lynn Bartlett (Aug. 30, 2021, 2:36 p.m.)

Arlington County Fair 2021
by Jennifer Lynn Bartlett (Aug. 20, 2021, 12:42 p.m.)

Live Virtual Presentation: “Era of the Space Start-Ups”
(June 14, 2021, 9:23 a.m.)

Newsletter for May, 2021
(June 12, 2021, 5:47 p.m.)

Grants for Teachers 2021
by Jennifer Bartlett (June 11, 2021, 10:56 a.m.)

Newsletter for April, 2021
(May 14, 2021, 4:30 p.m.)

Newsletter for March, 2021
(April 26, 2021, 12:08 p.m.)

Newsletter for February, 2021
(April 26, 2021, 11:12 a.m.)

Volcanoes of the US: A Geologic Cornucopia
(April 11, 2021, 12:41 p.m.)

Newsletter for January, 2021
(April 7, 2021, 7:01 p.m.)

Annual Meeting 2021 Recap
by Jennifer Bartlett (March 5, 2021, 10:38 p.m.)

FOTP 2020 Annual Meeting
(Dec. 19, 2020, 8:01 p.m.)

Please Donate on this Giving Tuesday
(Nov. 24, 2020, 10:52 a.m.)

Voices from the Sky Sunday, November 15th, 3pm EST.
(Nov. 7, 2020, 12:49 p.m.)

The Planetarium is closed temporarily—but our programs continue
(Nov. 7, 2020, 12:38 a.m.)

American Archaeoastronomy: Free Online Program, August 25
(Aug. 25, 2020, 6:05 p.m.)

SuperMoon Science Sunday
(Feb. 27, 2020, 4:31 p.m.)

Grants for Teachers
(Feb. 17, 2020, 11:37 p.m.)

Darwin Trivia & MST3K Movie Night
(Jan. 24, 2020, 12:27 p.m.)

The City Dark
(Jan. 7, 2020, 11:10 p.m.)

2020 Annual Meeting
(Jan. 7, 2020, 10:58 p.m.)

50th anniversary of the David M. Brown Planetarium
(Oct. 28, 2019, 1:32 a.m.)

Theory of Relativity: celebrating 100 Years
(Oct. 15, 2019, 5:40 p.m.)

Theory of Relativity at 100 Years and Counting
(Oct. 5, 2019, 8:56 a.m.)

Stars: Powerhouses of the Universe October 18–20
(Sept. 15, 2019, 4:37 p.m.)

Friends of the Planetarium 2019–2020 Schedule
(Aug. 3, 2019, 12:30 a.m.)

Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Celebration
(July 3, 2019, 11:03 a.m.)

May 17–19: Apollo 11 Remembered: Tickets Now Available
(May 4, 2019, 12:37 a.m.)

Space Telescopes
(April 18, 2019, 3:35 p.m.)

Weather and Climate Change
(March 13, 2019, 11:31 p.m.)

Darwin and Evolution
(Feb. 5, 2019, 11:32 p.m.)

WEATHER CLOSURE
(Jan. 12, 2019, 10:38 p.m.)

Exploring Mars this weekend at the Planetarium
(Jan. 8, 2019, 10:44 p.m.)

Join the Board of Directors
(Dec. 19, 2018, 3:06 p.m.)

Annual Meeting
(Dec. 19, 2018, 2:08 p.m.)

Christmas 2018
(Dec. 11, 2018, 8:55 p.m.)

Art & Science
(Nov. 12, 2018, 10:24 p.m.)

Planetary Paint & Sip
(Oct. 17, 2018, 8:45 p.m.)

Exoplanets: Special Weekend October 19-21
(Oct. 12, 2018, 11:10 p.m.)

Eat to Help the Planetarium
(Oct. 2, 2018, 6:42 p.m.)

VOLCANOES
(Sept. 11, 2018, 7:17 p.m.)

Friends of the Planetarium 2018–2019 Schedule
(Aug. 28, 2018, 12:53 p.m.)

Special Events This Weekend - June 16-17!
by Kathi Overton (June 13, 2018, 8:37 a.m.)

May Special Weekend: Motion of the Heavens: Galileo and Newton
(May 8, 2018, 2:09 p.m.)

Collision Course with Earth: April 20 - 22
(April 12, 2018, 4:01 p.m.)

Fundraiser at Lost Dog Cafe: Thursday, April 26th, 2018
(April 10, 2018, 3:24 p.m.)

March Friends Weekend: Stargazing 101
(March 9, 2018, 9:49 a.m.)

2018 SMASH Contest: Deadline Today
(March 4, 2018, 1:10 p.m.)

February Weekend: Darwin & Date Night
(Jan. 19, 2018, 12:33 p.m.)

Ocean of New Worlds
(Jan. 15, 2018, 11:16 a.m.)

2018 Annual Meeting
(Jan. 13, 2018, 10:18 a.m.)

Beacon in the Winter Sky
(Dec. 11, 2017, 10:58 a.m.)

Important Update for Sunday, 11/19/17!
by Kathi Overton (Nov. 18, 2017, 11:15 p.m.)

Lunar Wonders
(Nov. 13, 2017, 4:19 p.m.)

Our Redesign
(Nov. 3, 2017, 8:35 p.m.)

35th Annual NOVAC Star Gaze Saturday, October 21, 2017
(Oct. 17, 2017, 9:36 a.m.)

Immense Telescopes that Sail the Night Above
(Oct. 16, 2017, 9:08 p.m.)

Upload Your 2017 Eclipse Images
(Sept. 16, 2017, 3:45 p.m.)

Icy Frontier of the Solar System
(Sept. 11, 2017, 3:04 p.m.)

Summertime and the Viewing is Easy
(May 17, 2017, 10:56 a.m.)

Rockets, Probes & Space Stations
(April 11, 2017, 9:59 a.m.)

The Art of Science
by Lee Phillips (Feb. 25, 2017, 12:24 p.m.)

Endless Forms Most Beautiful: Exploring Evolution & Celebrating Darwin Day
(Feb. 3, 2017, 10:50 a.m.)

January, 2017 FOTP Events: Citizen Science and the Friends' Annual Meeting
(Jan. 9, 2017, 8:14 p.m.)

The 2016 SMASH Contest is Now Open
(Jan. 7, 2017, 12:13 p.m.)

Science and the Christmas Star
(Dec. 3, 2016, 1:47 p.m.)

November Friends Weekend: “On the Shoulders of Giants”
(Oct. 27, 2016, 9:49 p.m.)

November Friends Weekend: Advance Notice
(Oct. 25, 2016, 9:38 a.m.)

September Friends Weekend: Amateur Astronomy, Telescopes and Stargazing
(Sept. 10, 2016, 7:44 a.m.)

Welcome Back: the September Friends' Weekend
(Aug. 26, 2016, 12:13 p.m.)

The 2016 Perseid Meteors
by Lee Phillips (Aug. 19, 2016, 4:43 p.m.)

Friends of the Planetarium 2017–2018 Schedule
(July 6, 2016, 12:56 p.m.)

June Friends' Weekend: PLANETS
by Lee Phillips (June 9, 2016, 11:06 p.m.)

May 20-22: Transits and Eclipses
(May 15, 2016, 10:44 p.m.)

View the Transit of Mercury
(May 6, 2016, 9:31 p.m.)

Human Space Exploration
(April 13, 2016, 4:55 p.m.)

Panel Discussion on Science Fiction and Future Technology on March 20th, 2016
by Kathi Overton (March 13, 2016, 11:01 a.m.)

March 2016 Friends Weekend - Science Fiction Festival!
by Kathi Overton (March 9, 2016, 8:37 p.m.)

February Friends' Weekend: Darwin and Evolution
by Lee Phillips (Feb. 11, 2016, 10:39 p.m.)

2016 Annual Meeting
(Jan. 20, 2016, 2:30 p.m.)

FRIENDS OF THE PLANETARIUM JANUARY WEEKEND, January 15-17, 2016: “ALL ABOUT TIME!”
by Lee Phillips (Jan. 8, 2016, 2:03 p.m.)

Science and the Christmas Star
by Lee Phillips (Dec. 13, 2015, 12:17 p.m.)

Friends of the Planetarium November Weekend: A Tribute to Carl Sagan
by Lee Phillips (Nov. 9, 2015, 9:36 p.m.)

The Second Annual Tribute to Carl Sagan
by Lee Phillips (Oct. 28, 2015, 1:35 p.m.)

“If you seek his memorial, look about you”
by Lee Phillips (Oct. 20, 2015, 12:10 p.m.)

Friends of the Planetarium October 2015 Weekend
by Lee Phillips (Oct. 5, 2015, 10:20 a.m.)

The Planetarium Calendar
by Lee Phillips (Oct. 5, 2015, 10:18 a.m.)

The 2015 Friends of the Planetarium Fall Fundraising Festival
by Lee Phillips (Sept. 21, 2015, 5:18 p.m.)

September 2015 Friends of the Planetarium Weekend: Fall Fundraising Kick-Off
by Lee Phillips (Sept. 9, 2015, 9:37 p.m.)

Friends of the Planetarium 2015-2016 Schedule
by Lee Phillips (Aug. 26, 2015, 10:04 a.m.)

The Final Friends Weekend of the Season
by Lee Phillips (June 23, 2015, 11:03 p.m.)

June 2015 Friends of the Planetarium Programming: The Sun
by Lee Phillips (June 12, 2015, 7:27 p.m.)

Community Events
by Lee Phillips (May 19, 2015, 3:01 p.m.)

May 2015 Friends of the Planetarium Programming: robots
by Lee Phillips (May 3, 2015, 9:51 a.m.)

April 2015 Friends of the Planetarium Programming: NASA
by Lee Phillips (April 8, 2015, 8:47 p.m.)

Planetarium Invaded and Occupied by Galactic Empire
by Lee Phillips (March 22, 2015, 12:33 p.m.)

March 2015 Friends of the Planetarium Programming: Science Fiction
by Lee Phillips (March 7, 2015, 4:39 p.m.)

The 2015 SMASH Contest is Now Open
by Lee Phillips (March 6, 2015, 5:01 p.m.)

Natural Selection - Extra Screening
by Lee Phillips (Feb. 23, 2015, 7:42 p.m.)

February 2015 Friends of the Planetarium Programming: LIFE!
by Lee Phillips (Feb. 4, 2015, 9:19 a.m.)

Friends' Annual Meeting on January 24th
by Kathi Overton (Jan. 23, 2015, 6:08 p.m.)

January 2015 Friends of the Planetarium Programming: LASERS!
by Lee Phillips (Jan. 1, 2015, 4:40 p.m.)

Annie Jump Cannon’s Birthday
by Lee Phillips (Dec. 11, 2014, 10:44 a.m.)

December 2014 Friends of the Planetarium programming: Science and the Christmas Star
by Lee Phillips (Dec. 2, 2014, 10:05 p.m.)

NOVEMBER 2014 FRIENDS OF THE PLANETARIUM PROGRAMMING - A Tribute to Cosmos
by Maria L. Dittrich (Nov. 2, 2014, 4:40 p.m.)

The Partial Solar Eclipse of October 23, 2014
by Lee Phillips (Oct. 24, 2014, 8:21 p.m.)

OCTOBER 2014 FRIENDS OF THE PLANETARIUM PROGRAMMING
by Maria L. Dittrich (Sept. 30, 2014, 10:40 p.m.)

SUCCESS! Friends' Fantastic Fall Fundraising Fest
by Maria L. Dittrich (Sept. 22, 2014, 10:43 p.m.)

MEET ISAAC NEWTON! Sept. 20, 2014 – Free Events
by Maria L. Dittrich (Sept. 13, 2014, 10:54 a.m.)

SEPTEMBER 2014 FRIENDS OF THE PLANETARIUM PROGRAMMING: Sept. 19-21, 2014
by Maria L. Dittrich (Sept. 3, 2014, 10:46 a.m.)

2014 DAVID M. BROWN SCHOLARSHIP Winner Honored
by Maria L. Dittrich (Aug. 20, 2014, 8:58 p.m.)

Friends of the Planetarium 2014-2015 Schedule
by Maria L. Dittrich (July 6, 2014, 10 p.m.)

International Space Station (ISS) Flyover
by Maria L. Dittrich (June 5, 2014, 4:53 p.m.)

JUNE 2014 FRIENDS OF THE PLANETARIUM PROGRAMMING: June 13-15, 2014
by Maria L. Dittrich (May 27, 2014, 1:28 a.m.)

MAY 2014 FRIENDS OF THE PLANETARIUM PROGRAMMING: May 16-18, 2014
by Maria L. Dittrich (April 28, 2014, 11:30 a.m.)

April 2014 Science and Engineering Festival
(April 9, 2014, 12:24 p.m.)

Exoplanet weekend kickoff
by Maria L. Dittrich (March 21, 2014, 8:51 p.m.)

MARCH 2014 FRIENDS OF THE PLANETARIUM PROGRAMMING
by Maria L. Dittrich (March 4, 2014, 5:26 p.m.)

Moon Reflections
by Maria L. Dittrich (Feb. 16, 2014, 5:48 p.m.)

FEBRUARY 2014 FRIENDS OF THE PLANETARIUM PROGRAMMING
by Maria L. Dittrich (Jan. 28, 2014, 9:25 a.m.)

2014 Annual Meeting Wrap-up
by Lee Phillips (Jan. 14, 2014, 3:47 p.m.)

Annual Meeting on January 11, 2014
(Dec. 9, 2013, 12:26 a.m.)

Brig Pari is ISCC Woman of the Year
(Nov. 30, 2013, 12:36 p.m.)

DECEMBER 2013 FRIENDS OF THE PLANETARIUM PROGRAMMING
by Maria L. Dittrich (Nov. 25, 2013, 8:12 p.m.)

Rocket Launch Today!
by Alice Monet (Nov. 19, 2013, 8:25 a.m.)

Comet ISON Photo Contest
by Maria L. Dittrich (Nov. 4, 2013, 10:57 p.m.)

This Morning’s Solar Eclipse: a Post-Mortem
by Lee Phillips (Nov. 3, 2013, 8:43 p.m.)

NOVEMBER 2013 FRIENDS OF THE PLANETARIUM PROGRAMMING
by Maria L. Dittrich (Oct. 29, 2013, 10:16 p.m.)

Sunday Science: the MAVEN Mission to Mars
by Alice Monet (Oct. 20, 2013, 7:41 p.m.)

Comet ISON Still Intact
by Alice Monet (Oct. 18, 2013, 9:49 a.m.)

Announcing the 2nd Annual SMASH Contest
by Alice Monet (Oct. 11, 2013, 11:03 a.m.)

OCTOBER 2013 FRIENDS OF THE PLANETARIUM PROGRAMMING
by Maria L. Dittrich (Oct. 2, 2013, 11:04 a.m.)

This Year's Friends' Weekends
(Oct. 1, 2013, 5:19 p.m.)

Annual Review 2012-2013
(Oct. 1, 2013, 9:51 a.m.)

History
(Sept. 20, 2013, 4:31 p.m.)

Donors
(Sept. 20, 2013, 3:30 p.m.)

The Board, Advisory Council, and Corporation
(Sept. 20, 2013, 1:54 p.m.)

September Friends of the Planetarium Programming
(Sept. 19, 2013, 12:08 p.m.)

Maria Mitchell's Birthday
by Lee Phillips (Aug. 1, 2013, 1:13 p.m.)

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