Women in AstrophysicsThere are proportionally more women in astrophysics than in many other branches of physics, but they are still in a minority. For many years the IAU (International Astrophysical Union)  has recorded separately its male and female membership. Using this data base I will review how the fraction of astrophysicists that ...
Two eclipses of the Sun are coming to North America during the 2023-24 school year - an annular (“ring of fireâ€) eclipse Oct. 14, 2023 and a total eclipse Apr. 8, 2024. People in two narrow paths will have the full eclipse experience each time. Everyone else (an estimated 500 ...