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What is Ammonium Nitrate?

What is Ammonium Nitrate?

By Shari Brady On Monday January 31, a fire broke out at Winston Weaver Fertilizer plant in Winston-Salem, NC and the potential for an explosion is still possible as of Wednesday Feb 2. Ammonium nitrate is produced as small porous pellets called “prills” and is one of...
Day of Remembrance – Apollo 1 Crew Honored Today

Day of Remembrance – Apollo 1 Crew Honored Today

By Bruce Gavett Fifty five years ago on Thursday (January 27, 1967), NASA’s Apollo program got off to a very rocky start. The Apollo program was moving along and President Kennedy’s goal of landing a man on the moon by the end of the decade was in sight. Then tragedy...
Snow Volcanoes!

Snow Volcanoes!

An underwater volcano near Tonga erupted on Sunday with what is most likely the largest recorded eruption anywhere on the planet in more than 30 years! Dramatic images of the eruption in real time captured the huge plume of ash and steam as it spewed over 12 miles...
Don’t Be Afraid To Look Up!

Don’t Be Afraid To Look Up!

By Bruce Gavett, Planetarium Volunteer There’s been a lot of press lately about asteroids, comets and meteors potentially hitting Earth. The good news is that NASA knows of zero asteroids large enough to do meaningful damage on Earth that are on a collision course in...