Free Astronomy Magazine March-April 2026 ARABIC VERSION

MARCH-APRIL2026 New public science center opens atKPNO byNOIRLab LarsLindbergChristensenJ osie Fenske n16December2025,visitors celebrated the grand open- ingoftheWindowsonthe Universe Center for Astronomy Out- reach (Windows Center), a new pub- lic science center at U.S. National Science Foundation Kitt Peak Na- tionalObservatory,aProgramofNSF NOIRLab. On opening day, the new Center was open to the public for free.Visitorsexploredinteractiveex- hibits,viewedaScienceOnaSphere show,witnessedliveviewsofthe Sun,andlearnedaboutthehistoric importance of the McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope (MMP) and the achievementsofNSF-fundedastron- omy.Thegrandopeningcelebration continued with a ribbon-cutting cer- emony, followed by remarks by AURAPresidentMattMountain,NSF NOIRLabDirectorPatrickMcCarthy, as well as leaders from the Tohono O’odhamNation,onwhichKittPeak is located. Windows Center is the firstsciencecenterlocatedinsidea telescope—therecently-retiredMc- Math-PierceSolarTelescope,which hasbeenretrofittedwithinteractive exhibits and educational programs focusedonastronomyfundedbythe U.S.NationalScienceFoundation. ThemajorityoffundingfortheWin- dows Center comes from NSF, with the remaining part raised from pri- vate donations. “America’s contin- uedleadershipinscienceandtech- nology depends on sparking curios- ityinkids,” saysChrisDavis,NSFpro- gram director for NSF NOIRLab. اﻓﺘﺘﺎحﻣﺮﻛﺰﻋﻠﻤﻲ ﻋﺎم ﺟﺪ ﺪ ﻤﺮﺻﺪ ﻛ ﺖ ﺑ ﻚ اﻟﻮﻃ : ﻘﻠـــﻢ ﻻرس ﻟ ﻨـــﺪﺑﺮغ ﻛﺮﺴﺘﻨﺴـــﻦ ﺟﻮزيﻓ ﻨﺴﻜﻲ ﻣﺨﺘ ﻧﻮﻳﺮﻻب اﺣﺘﻔـﻞ اﻟﻌﺪﻳﺪ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺰوار ﺑﺎﻻﻓﺘﺘﺎح اﻟﻜﺒـ ﻧﻮ " ﺮﻛﺰ اﻓﺬ ﻋﲆ اﻟﻜﻮن " ﻟﻠﺘﻮﻋﻴﺔ اﻟﻔﻠﻜﻴـﺔ ﰲ 16 دﻳﺴﻤﱪ 2025 وﻫﻮ ﻣﺮﻛﺰ ﻋﻠﻤﻲ ﻋﺎم ﺟﺪﻳﺪ ﻳﻘـﻊ ﰲ ﻣﺮﺻـﺪ ﻛﻴـﺖ ﺑﻴـﻚ اﻟـﻮﻃﻨﻲ اﻟﺘﺎﺑﻊ ﻟ ﻠﻤﺆﺳﺴﺔ اﻟﻮﻃﻨﻴﺔ ﻟﻠﻌﻠﻮم اﻷﻣﺮﻳﻜﻴﺔ وﻫﻮ ﺑﺮﻧﺎﻣﺞ ﺗﺎﺑﻊ ﺨﺘـﱪ ﻧـﻮﻳﺮﻻب اﻟﺘـﺎﺑﻊ ﻟﻠﻤﺆﺳﺴﺔ اﻟﻮﻃﻨﻴﺔ ﻟﻠﻌﻠﻮم . ﰲ ﻳﻮم اﻻﻓﺘﺘـﺎح ﻛﺎن ا ﺮﻛﺰ اﻟﺠﺪﻳﺪ ﻣﻔﺘﻮﺣ ﺎً ﻟﻠﺠﻤﻬﻮر ﺑﺪون رﺳﻮ م ﻣﺎﻟﻴﺔ ﺣﻴﺚ ﺎً ﻣﺠﺎﻧ اﺳﺘﻜﺸﻒ اﻟـﺰوار ﻣﻌﺮوﺿﺎت ﺗﻔﺎﻋﻠﻴﺔ وﺷﺎﻫﺪوا ﻋﺮﺿﺎً ﺎً ﻋﻠﻤﻴ ﻋﲆ ﺷـﻜﻞ ﻛـﺮة وﺷـﺎﻫﺪوا ﻣﻨـﺎﻇﺮ ﺣﻴـﺔ ﻟﻠﺸﻤﺲ، وﺗﻌﺮﻓﻮا ﻋﲆ اﻷﻫﻤﻴـﺔ اﻟﺘﺎرﻳﺨﻴـﺔ - ﻣﺎﺭﺱ ﺃﺑﺮﻳﻞ 2 0 2 6 ﻟﻠﺸﻤﺲ وﺗﻌﺮﻓﻮا ﻋﲆ ا ﻷﻫﻤﻴـﺔ اﻟﺘﺎرﻳﺨﻴـﺔ اﻟﺘﻲ ﻳﻘـ ﺪﻣﻬﺎ ﺗﻠﺴـﻜﻮب ﻣﺎﻛﻤـﺎث ﺑـ س اﻟﺸﻤﴘ وإﻧﺠﺎزات ﻋﻠﻢ اﻟﻔﻠﻚ ا ﻤـﻮل ﻣـﻦ ا ﺆﺳﺴﺔ اﻟﻮﻃﻨﻴﺔ ﻟﻠﻌﻠﻮم . اﺳﺘﻤﺮ اﻻﺣﺘﻔﺎل ﺑﺎﻻﻓﺘﺘﺎح اﻟﻜﺒ ﺑﺤﻔﻞ ﻗﺺ اﻟ ﴩﻳﻂ ـ ﺗـﻼه ﻛﻠﻤﺎت ﻣﻦ رﺋﻴﺲ راﺑﻄﺔ ا ﻟﺠﺎﻣﻌﺎت ﻷﺑﺤﺎث اﻟﻔﻠﻚ ﻣﺎت ﻣﺎوﻧﺘﻦ وﻣﺪﻳﺮ ﻣﺨﺘـﱪ ﺑﺎﺗﺮﻳـﻚ ﻣﻜﺎرﺛﻲ ﺑﺎﻹﺿﺎ ﻓﺔ إﱃ ﻗﺎدة ﻣﻦ أﻣﺔ ﺗﻮﻫﻮﻧﻮ أودام اﻟﺘﻲ ﻳﻘﻊ ﰲ أرﺿﻬﺎ ﻣﺮﺻﺪ ﻛﻴﺖ ﺑﻴـﻚ . ﻣﺮﻛﺰ وﻳﻨﺪوز ﻫﻮ أول ﻣﺮﻛـﺰ ﻋﻠﻤـﻲ ﻳﻘـﻊ داﺧﻞ ﺗﻠﺴﻜﻮب ﻣﺎك ﻣﺎث ﺑ س اﻟﺸـ ﻤﴘـ اﻟﺬي ﺗﻢ إﻳﻘﺎﻓﻪ ﻋﻦ اﻟﻌﻤﻞ ﻣﺆﺧﺮ اً واﻟﺬي ﺗـﻢ ﺗﺤﺪﻳﺜﻪ ﺑﻤﻌﺎرض ﺗﻔﺎﻋﻠﻴﺔ وﺑﺮاﻣﺞ ﺗﻌﻠﻴﻤﻴﺔ ﺗﺮﻛﺰ ﻋﲆ ﻋﻠﻢ اﻟﻔﻠﻚ . ﻳﺄﺗﻲ اﻟﺠﺰء اﻷﻛ ﱪ ﻣﻦ ﺗﻤﻮﻳﻞ ﻣﺮﻛﺰ وﻳﻨﺪوز ﻣﻦ ا ﺆ ﺳﺴﺔ اﻟﻮﻃﻨﻴﺔ ﻟﻠﻌﻠﻮ م ﺑﻴﻨﻤﺎ ﻳﺘﻢ ﺟﻤﻊ اﻟﺠﺰء ا ﺘﺒﻘـﻲ ﻣـﻦ ﺗﱪﻋﺎت ﺧﺎﺻﺔ . ﻳﻘﻮل ﻛﺮﻳﺲ دﻳﻔﻴﺲ ﻣﺪﻳﺮ ﺑﺮﻧﺎﻣﺞ ا ﺆﺳﺴﺔ اﻟﻮﻃﻨﻴﺔ ﻟﻠﻌﻠﻮم ﰲ ﻣﺨﺘﱪ ﻧـﻮﻳﺮﻻب " : إن اﺳـﺘﻤﺮار رﻳـﺎدة اﻟﻮﻻﻳـﺎت ا ﺘﺤﺪة ﰲ اﻟﻌﻠﻮم واﻟﺘﻜﻨﻮﻟﻮﺟﻴﺎ ﻳﻌﺘﻤﺪ ﻋـﲆ إﺛﺎرة اﻟﻔﻀﻮل ﻟﺪى اﻷﻃﻔﺎل وﺗﺸﺠﻴﻌﻬﻢ ﻋﲆ اﻟﺒﺤـﺚ واﻻﺑﺘﻜـﺎر وا ﺸـﺎرﻛﺔ ﰲ اﻟﺘﺠـﺎرب اﻟﻌﻠﻤﻴﺔ ﻣﻨﺬ اﻟﺼﻐﺮ ." ﺗــﻢ ﻗـــﺺ اﻟﺸـــﺮﻂ ! ﻓـــﻲ 16 د ﺴـــﻤ 2025 اﺣﺘﻔـﻞ اﻟــﺰوار ﺎﻻﻓﺘﺘــﺎح اﻟﻜﺒــ ﻟﻤﺮﻛــﺰ " ﻧﻮاﻓــﺬ ــــﻮن ﻋﻠــــﻰ اﻟ " ــــﺔ وﻫــــﻮ ﻣﺮﻛــــﺰ ــــﺔ اﻟﻔﻠﻜ ﻟﻠﺘﻮﻋ ــــــﻚ ــــــﺖ ﺑ ــــــﺪ ﻓــــــﻲﻣﺮﺻــــــﺪ ﻛ ﻋﻠﻤــــــﻲﻋــــــﺎم ﺟﺪ اﻟﺘــﺎﺑﻊ ﻟ اﻟــﻮﻃ ــﺔ ﻟﻠﻌﻠـــﻮم ﻠﻤﺆﺳﺴـــﺔ اﻟﻮﻃﻨ ـــﺔ اﻷﻣﺮ ﻜ وﻫـــﻮ ﺑﺮـــﺎﻣﺞ ﺗـــﺎﺑﻊ ﻟﻤﺨﺘـــ ﻧـــﻮﻳﺮﻻب ﺑﻬﺪف ﺗﻮﻋ ﺔ اﻟﻤﺠﺘﻤﻊ ﻌﻠﻢ اﻟﻔﻠﻚ . [KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R. Sparks]