The New MeX-Files
LAS CRUCES, AUGUST 20, 1949 Clyde Tombaugh, who famously discovered Pluto, was in his Las Cruces backyard with his wife and mother-in-law on a clear, starry night when “he saw a series of…
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Tag: Astronomy
Telling Time at the Very Large Array
FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES, the Bracewell Radio Sundial near Magdalena functions like a clock. Ten metal piers, rescued from Australian engineer Ron Bracewell’s radio telescope at Stanford…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Celebrate Zuni artistry. Buy new art rooted in timeless traditions this Friday through Sunday at the Zuni Art Market along NM 53 in Zuni Pueblo. The market features many Zuni artisans selling…
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Ancient Astronomy at Chaco Canyon
WHILE THE SKY still just hints at dawn, people line up at the Chaco Culture National Historical Park Visitor Center, waiting for the gates to open on what, for many, will be a once-in-a-lifetime view…
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A Chaco Canyon Reading List
WHEN EDUCATOR Jon Ghahate (Laguna/Zuni) guides tours through Chaco Culture National Historical Park, he likes to have references on hand, but he also hopes people will explore opportunities to deepen…
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Indigenous Visions of the Cosmos
IN DINÉ ARTIST MELISSA BENALY’S pictorial weaving, two figures in white space suits plant an unwavering red, white, and blue flag onto the vast lunar surface while Earth floats like a misty blue orb…
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Follow New Mexico's Space Trail
AS I WALK THROUGH SHADOWS CAST by golden-age behemoths at the New Mexico Museum of Space History, it’s easy to imagine the awe these marvels inspired in the early days. Even now, more than a…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Say “I love you” on Valentine’s Day. El Grupo Mezcal concert & four-course meal (Taos) Bring your Valentine to Daleee KTaos and boogie to bangin’ tunes from El Grupo Mezcal, a Taos-based Spanish…
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Encounter Stranger Things on These Tours
Southwest Expeditions. Southwest Paranormal Tours offers year-round and specialty tours sure to make your spine tingle. Explore the 1937 Doña Ana County Courthouse and jail or meander through Mesilla…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Make the most of the eclipse. New Mexico gets a great view of the annular solar eclipse on Saturday. The moon passes between the Earth and the sun at 10:35 a.m. MDT, casting a shadow and creating…
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