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Darren Williams will discuss why rocks from space sometimes fall from the sky on Thursday, Oct. 17, when Open House Night in Astronomy returns to Penn State Behrend.

The sky is falling! Behrend talk to focus on comet and asteroid crashes

Darren Williams will discuss the science behind black holes on Thursday, Sept. 5, when Open House Night in Astronomy returns to Penn State Behrend.

Science of black holes to be discussed during Penn State Behrend lecture

Darren Williams, professor of astronomy and astrophysics, will discuss the Apollo 11 Mission and its historical significance on Thursday, April 4, when Open House Night in Astronomy returns to Penn State Behrend.

Apollo 11 Mission to be revisited during Penn State Behrend lecture

Darren Williams, a professor of astronomy and astrophysics at Penn State Behrend, and Jim Gavio, director of the college’s Yahn Planetarium, will host a special telescope fundamentals session when Open House Nights in Astronomy returns to the college on Thursday, Oct. 4.

Telescope fundamentals session to be held at Penn State Behrend

Venus and Mars pictured.

Behrend astronomy program to focus on Mars and Venus

Total Solar Eclipse pictured.

Experience the Great American Eclipse with Penn State Behrend

Total Solar Eclipse pictured.

Total solar eclipse to be discussed at Penn State Behrend

Venus, pictured, is one planet that's best seen just after sunset and just before sunrise.

'Dance of the Planets' to be discussed at Penn State Behrend

This past summer, the New Horizons spacecraft provided us with our first glimpse of Pluto.

Missions of interplanetary space probes to be discussed at Penn State Behrend

The following is a 3-D rendering of the planet Pluto.

Dwarf planet Pluto to be discussed at Penn State Behrend

It's eclipse season at Penn State Behrend

Open House Night in Astronomy returns to Penn State Behrend on Thursday, June 26.

Open House Night in Astronomy returns June 26 to Penn State Behrend

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M-dwarfs to be discussed at Behrend's next Open House Night in Astronomy

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