NuSTAR Bringing the High Energy Universe into Focus

The due date for NuSTAR cycle 5 phase-1 proposals has been changed from January 25th, 2019 to TBD due to the continuing partial federal government shutdown. A new date will be set when the government reopens, with some additional time provided since some proposers have been unable to work. The proposal submission website (ARK/RPS) will remain open to accept proposals.

A brief and unusual flash spotted in the night sky on June 16, 2018, puzzled astronomers and astrophysicists across the globe. The event - called AT2018cow and nicknamed "the Cow" after the coincidental final letters in its official name - is unlike any celestial outburst ever seen before, prompting multiple theories about its source.

On Thursday, July 26th, the Hudson River Museum was at Cross County Shopping Center, putting on a series of science projects as part of SummerFest on the Cross County Green. During the “Summer Skies” event, visitors participated in demonstrations and projects and created items to take home. They explored gravity and light, and made of a model of the NuSTAR space telescope.