Tag: astronomy
What is the summer solstice? An astronomer explains
Stephen Schneider, University of Massachusetts Amherst
The summer solstice marks the official start of summer. It brings the longest day and shortest night of the...
The next big discovery in astronomy? Scientists probably found it years...
Eileen Meyer, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Earlier this year, astronomers stumbled upon a fascinating finding: Thousands of black holes likely exist near the center...
Look up – it’s a satellite!
Christopher Palma, Pennsylvania State University
I saw my first artificial satellite with my naked eyes during the summer of 1994. I was watching pieces of...
Look up at the super blue blood full moon Jan. 31...
Shannon Schmoll, Michigan State University
During the early hours of Jan. 31, there will be a full moon, a total lunar eclipse, a blue moon...
Can astronomy explain the biblical Star of Bethlehem?
David A Weintraub, Vanderbilt University
Bright stars top Christmas trees in Christian homes around much of the world. The faithful sing about the “Star of...
Dark matter: The mystery substance physics still can’t identify that makes...
Dan Hooper, University of Chicago
The past few decades have ushered in an amazing era in the science of cosmology. A diverse array of high-precision...
LIGO announcement vaults astronomy out of its silent movie era into...
Chad Hanna, Pennsylvania State University
When LIGO detected its first gravitational wave back in September 2015, I was pretty excited to say the least. As...
Talking to Mars: new antenna design could aid interplanetary communication
Jean Paul Santos, University of California, Los Angeles; Joshua M Kovitz, University of California, Los Angeles, and Yahya Rahmat-Samii, University of California, Los Angeles
When...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
