If there is a person that personifies the rise of Latino discrimination in the country it’s former Maricopa Sheriff Joe Arpaio, a.k.a. Trump supporter and buddy. Yet, a court just delivered a blow to Arpaio that even Trump can’t…
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A sacred light in the darkness: Winter solstice illuminations at Spanish missions
Dec 20, 2016, 8:08 AM 0
By Rubén G. Mendoza The Conversation On Wednesday, Dec. 21, nations in the Northern Hemisphere will mark the winter solstice – the shortest day and longest night of the year. For thousands of years people have marked this event…
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Young Chilean astronomer discovers a new planet three times the size of Jupiter
Aug 25, 2015, 3:19 PM 0
LatinaLista — Barely 25 years old, Maritza Soto made history recently when she discovered a new planet. The young Chilean astronomer, who is working on her PhD in Science, at the University of Chile, knows that not many Chilean…
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Astronomy app features more than 300 images from some of the world’s largest observatories based in Chile
Aug 13, 2015, 3:40 PM 0
LatinaLista — It is predicted that by 2020 Chile will be home to 70 percent of the world’s astronomical observatories. The main reason astronomers are flocking to the South American country is the unique sky conditions found in that…
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Team of Spanish astronomers to deliver bilingual online coverage of lunar eclipse from ancient Inca site
Apr 14, 2014, 4:14 PM 0
LatinaLista — April 15, 2014 is a “red” letter day on the calendar. Not because taxes are due but because a celestial phenomenon that hasn’t happened in 10 years will be visible — the start of a full lunar…
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Video: Puerto Rican astrophysicist set to inspire next generation to reach for the stars with new science show
Jan 14, 2014, 12:00 AM 0
LatinaLista — Before cosmologist Stephen Hawking captured global attention with his theories about the universe, there was another cosmologist by the name of Carl Sagan. Rivaled only by oceanographer Jacques Cousteau in making science interesting and relevant to the…
