An amateur astronomer from Italy has discovered five new dwarf galaxies around a distant spiral galaxy — a spiral that’s one of the largest galaxies in the sky over Earth. His name is Giuseppe Donatiello, and those five dwarf galaxies are now named Donatiello V, Donatiello VI, Donatiello VII, Donatiello VIII, and Donatiello IX (Do V, […]
May 15—The largest Ham radio convention in the world returns to Greene County this weekend. Hamvention runs three days from Friday through Sunday at the Greene County Fairgrounds and Expo Center, in Xenia. Doors open each day at 9 a.m. They close at 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and at 1 p.m. on Sunday. Opening […]
Young English star Lottie Woad birdied the final two holes to win the Augusta National Women’s Amateur. The 20-year-old Florida State University student had led going into the final round at Augusta National but was overtaken by American Bailey Shoemaker, who shot a bogey-free 66. Heading down the 17th Woad was one shot behind, but […]
Shining with a striking assembly of astronomy-centric imagery, a new Kickstarter campaign from artist Daniel Stephen Homer hopes to create what’s being described as the world’s first photobook exploring the deep global collaborations between amateur and professional astronomers. This limited edition project, titled “Route de la Belle Etoile” (Route of the Beautiful Star), highlights the […]
US golfer Nick Dunlap won The American Express tournament by one shot to become the first amateur to claim PGA Tour glory in 33 years. The victory makes Dunlap the first amateur to win on the PGA Tour since Phil Mickelson back in 1991. “If you’d said on Wednesday I’d have a putt to win […]
Nick Dunlap will take a three-shot lead into the final round of The American Express tournament as he chases the first win by an amateur on the PGA Tour for 33 years. The University of Alabama student shot 10 birdies and an eagle in a third round 60 – equalling the lowest round by an […]
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A decade-old cold case centered on a Navy veteran who disappeared without a trace in rural Missouri is hot again after an amateur sleuth and YouTube creator’s help led police to unidentified human remains. Donnie Erwin, a 59-year-old Camdenton resident, went missing on Dec. 29, 2013, after he went out […]