Local author Craig Gralley has written a comprehensive history of Transylvania County’s Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute, a 200-acre site originally found by NASA 60 years ago.
Tag: PARI
Showing 1-13 of 13 results
Snow in October and now an earthquake
Screen shot from the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute’s website shows seismic activity this morning (in red). The USGS confirmed a 2.9-magnitude earthquake near Marion.
Female scientists of the future
The Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute encourages girls to try their hands at food chemistry in the hopes of inspiring the next generation of female scientists.
Circuit and thread
A science program just for girls will combine fashion and electrical circuits to create some high-tech clothing.
Star party: The Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute offers Oct. 28-30 event
PARI is hosting a public Star Party Oct. 28-30. Registered visitors will have the opportunity to spend the entire weekend on campus and will be treated to celestial observations using PARI telescopes, workshops, campus tours, nature hikes and other activities.
Out of the shadows
"What can one say when a good thing comes to an end? Just that it was good while it lasted." Lines from a plaintive autobiography or sappy romance novel? Nope: These poignant words, culled from an official government document, are part of a loving farewell to a local spy base. According to a once highly […]
Space is the place
For most of the year, the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute, nestled 30 miles south of Asheville in the Pisgah National Forest, concerns itself with scientific duties. Smiling at the stars: A specially decorated radio telescope dish at the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute, which holds its annual Space Day open house Saturday, May 3. Photo courtesy […]
When the moon hits your screen
WNC facility to offer online viewing of tonight’s total lunar eclipse.
The PARI of the South
The Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute is a former high-tech spy base and NASA tracking station that has morphed into an educational and research facility. PARI is now open for public tours each Wednesday at 2 p.m.
Reunion in the land of the sky spies
Few places are as packed with secrecy and discovery as “Rosman station,” as it was long called. Now the people who have worked at this remarkable facility are holding their first reunion, and everyone’s invited. The biggest ears in WNC: At PARI’s 200-acre campus, giant radio antennae and other advanced instruments take students to the […]
Reunion in the land of the sky spies
Few places are as packed with secrecy and discovery as “Rosman station,” as it was long called. Now the people who have worked at this remarkable facility are holding their first reunion, and you’re invited.
Press your spaceface close to mine
Perched beside the headwaters of the ancient French Broad River, outside the tiny town of Rosman, near Brevard, there is a magic window. Peering through it, you can look back through time all the way to the beginning of things, back when the universe was new and humans weren’t here at all. Further, even, to […]
Land of the Sky Spies
Jonathan Walker, a senior computer-science major at UNCA, is tinkering with his robot. It’s a shoebox-sized contraption made of gray, green and yellow Legos, mini-motors and a tiny camera, and Walker looks a bit like a kid on Christmas morning as he lines it up with an assortment of neatly spaced glass lenses. But this […]