We always encourage our Wyoming students to aim high. Midwest School took that direction literally a few months ago when they launched a high-altitude balloon nearly 100,000 feet over Wyoming.
It's hard to believe that this summer is the 32nd anniversary of the wildfire that nearly consumed Yellowstone National Park. I remember that summer of 1988 like it was yesterday.
I'm a big fan of NASA. They are responsible for astronauts and space stuff. That's probably obvious to you. But, what you may not realize is they also share a lot of pictures from space. From their collection, here are 5 awesome pics of Wyoming I think you'll enjoy.
If you are a fan of looking up into the sky and seeing the other planets, then you may want to invest in a telescope because Jupiter is going to be so close to the earth that you'll be able to see it with a pair of binoculars!
Joel Kowsky was in Banner, Wyoming, where a partial eclipse was visible, and captured the International Space Station flying in front of the sun as the moon crossed its face.
What will the eclipse really look like in Cheyenne? We have the answer to that question thanks to an amazing simulator. You might be surprised how similar it looks to Casper.