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Science and Nature in Flagstaff, Arizona

Science and Nature in Flagstaff, Arizona

Piper Robb

In Flagstaff, there are many ways that you could experience nature, but what about all of the science behind it? this article is going to explain the science behind things you see every day in flagstaff as well as science places in flagstaff and facts about them.

We see science everywhere we go, but a lot of people tend to forget about how amazing all of it is. The skies in Flagstaff at night are so dark and clear and you can see so many beautiful stars. Flagstaff's science is dominated by astrology and the US Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station has allegedly trained astronauts to use nearby craters as planetary logs.

            There are so many science centers and places to explore some of the science of flagstaff in flagstaff. The names of some of the places are Lowell Observatory, Astronomy Discovery Center and Astrogeology Science Center. The Lowell Observatory was the place where Pluto was allegedly discovered.

A lot of the science in Flagstaff comes from these centers that were last talked about, the Astrogeology Science Center uses teams of geologists, cartographers and data specialists to work on projects like planetary Volcanology. The Astronomy discovery center does most of the same as well with observing space and planets from the center as well as the Lowell observatory.

Those are all of the science and nature facts about science in Flagstaff that I know. Flagstaff is a great place to learn about science and nature on space and even on the beautiful four seasons we experience on Earth. I learned a lot more writing this article than I thought I would, and it was a very interesting topic for me to explore. I hope you learned some more stuff about science and nature in Flagstaff that you didn’t know before too!

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