Tag: astronomy
Earth-size stars and alien oceans – an astronomer explains the case...
Juliette Becker, University of Wisconsin-Madison
The Sun will someday die. This will happen when it runs out of hydrogen...
Do photons wear out? An astrophysicist explains light’s ability to travel...
Jarred Roberts, University of California, San Diego
My telescope, set up for astrophotography in my light-polluted San Diego backyard,...
Scientists found a potential sign of life on a distant planet...
Daniel Apai, University of Arizona
A team of astronomers announced on April 16, 2025, that in the process of...
Jets from powerful black holes can point astronomers toward where −...
David Garofalo, Kennesaw State University
One of the most powerful objects in the universe is a radio quasar –...
Exploding stars are rare but emit torrents of radiation − if...
Chris Impey, University of Arizona
Stars like the Sun are remarkably constant. They vary in brightness by only 0.1%...
Why does a leap year have 366 days?
Bhagya Subrayan, Purdue University
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If...
April’s eclipse will mean interruptions in solar power generation, which could...
Vahe Peroomian, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
During the most recent total solar eclipse visible in...
Japan is now the 5th country to land on the Moon...
Mariel Borowitz, Georgia Institute of Technology
Japan landed its Smart Lander for Investigating the Moon, or SLIM, craft on...
EXPLORING NATURE
How pecans went from ignored trees to a holiday staple –...
Shelley Mitchell, Oklahoma State University
Pecans, America’s only native major nut, have a storied history in the United States....
