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Planetariums around the world are invited to participate in this year’s edition of the IAU’s annual outreach event.

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Her solution? Incorporating artistic assignments into her scientific curriculum — a practice becoming more commonplace within science education, and one with which Wooten has firsthand experience. “In ...