Tag: space
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...
From the Moon’s south pole to an ice-covered ocean world, several...
Ali M. Bramson, Purdue University
The year 2023 proved to be an important one for space missions, with NASA’s...
Asteroids in the solar system could contain undiscovered, superheavy elements
Johann Rafelski, University of Arizona
For centuries, the quest for new elements was a driving force in many scientific...
Space rocks and asteroid dust are pricey, but these aren’t the...
Chris Impey, University of Arizona
After a journey of seven years and nearly 4 billion miles, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft...
Why is space so dark even though the universe is filled...
Brian Jackson, Boise State University
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages....
Comets 101 − everything you need to know about the snow...
Shannon Schmoll, Michigan State University
When you hear the word comet, you might imagine a bright streak moving across...
Measuring helium in distant galaxies may give physicists insight into why...
Anne-Katherine Burns, University of California, Irvine
When theoretical physicists like myself say that we’re studying why the universe exists,...
EXPLORING NATURE
Trump’s ‘God Squad’ pits energy vs. endangered species, but it’s a...
Dan Salas, University of Illinois Chicago
There’s a well-worn debate in U.S. politics that goes something like this: Would...
