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The Apache Point Observatory 3.5-meter telescope fires a laser to locate retroreflectors on the surface of the moon.

NMSU navigation system helping NASA navigate the moon

A New Mexico State University research team has been working on a lunar laser project to help place humans on the moon again for the first time in over 50 years. Under NASA, the Lunar Laser …

Black Box Theatre hosts rendition of Samuel Beckett play

Last week, No Strings Theatre Company performed their first night of Samuel Beckett’s one-act play “Endgame” directed by Bobbi Masters at the Black Box Theatre downtown. …

Numbers are up but conservationists sound alarm on the lobo

Conservationists have been sounding the alarm about a looming “genetic crisis” in the Mexican gray wolf community as reintroduction continues.   The group of conservationists …
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Arts Roundup June 13 - 19

Cherry Festival Help celebrate the more than 100-year history of cherry growing in the Sacramento Mountains with cherry picking, cherry pie and cherry cider, as well as food, live music, a …

Entertainment

High Level Tracking

After years of watching for wildlife tracks, the mice have become my favorites - those exquisitely tiny prints, like small human hands. Miniaturization has such strong appeal. A perfect …

Blending art with science

Often the sciences and arts are seen as opposing forces. However, Kayla Blundell set out to use art as a medium to explain scientific phenomena while working under Juie Shetye’s research …

Snakes, snakes and more snakes!

Contrary to its reputation for being desolate, the deserts of New Mexico are full of various types of wildlife, including snakes. The floors of the desert are crawling, or in the case of snakes …

Mata Ortiz Pottery

What is the secret to Mata Ortiz pottery? Oralia Lopez knows. Lopez, who lives in Phoenix, grew up in the village of Mata Ortiz, Mexico. She is a great-niece of legendary Mata Ortiz potter …
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