Pluto, Star Trek, and Celestial Marvels: A Cosmic Convergence in Flagstaff
Flagstaff’s I Heart Pluton Festival celebrates the intersection of history, science and pop culture, focusing on astronomy and space exploration. Key speakers included Alan Stern, David Levy and Adam Nimoy, sharing insights on Pluto, Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 and Star Trek. The festival celebrates Clyde Tombow’s discovery of Pluto and features activities such as Star Trek-themed […]
Shakespeare on Pluto – Signals AZ
Flagstaff Shakespeare Festival will give you a presentation… Shakespeare on UTO Pun! Songs by Matthew Windham, Aj Maniglia and Anne Cuevas. In collaboration with Flagstaff Arts and Leadership Academy and the Lowell Observatory. After the success of Simply Silly Shakespeare, an original play designed for a younger audience, the characters of Shakespeare and Jack are […]
Arizona Pushes for Pluto to Become State Planet
Ninety-four years ago, in Flagstaff, Clyde Tombaugh captured the first image of the solar system's most divisive planet. Two people looking at the stars through a telescopeCredit: Canva Pluto retained its status as a planet until 2006, when it was determined that Pluto was too small to qualify as a planet and was reclassified as […]
Arizona Hosting ‘I Heart Pluto’ Festival to Mark 94th Anniversary
This event will be out of this world! Sorry for the terrible grammar! Arizona will celebrate the discovery of Pluto with a big festival. Because for some of us, Pluto is still a planet. You see, when I was young, Pluto was definitely a planet. Does anyone remember the planetary mnemonic: “My very talented mother […]
