Tag: space
Half the matter in the universe was missing – we found...
J. Xavier Prochaska, University of California, Santa Cruz and Jean-Pierre Macquart, Curtin University
In the late 1990s, cosmologists made a prediction about how much ordinary...
US seeks to change the rules for mining the Moon
Scott Shackelford, Indiana University
Private industries have helped drop the cost of launching rockets, satellites and other equipment into space to historic lows. That has...
A real-life deluminator for spotting exoplanets by reflected starlight
Supriya Chakrabarti, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Perhaps you remember the opening scene of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” that took place on Privet Drive....
Curious Kids: Why do people look into space with telescopes but...
Silas Laycock, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert...
Apollo 12: Fifty years ago, a passionate scientist’s keen eye led...
Timothy Swindle, University of Arizona
When Apollo 11 landed on the Moon, it was a giant leap for mankind and a huge success for American...
What moons in other solar systems reveal about planets like Neptune...
Bradley Hansen, University of California, Los Angeles
What is the difference between a planet-satellite system as we have with the Earth and Moon, versus a...
Women are less supportive of space exploration – getting a woman...
Wendy Whitman Cobb, US Air Force School of Advanced Air and Space Studies
In March 2019, Vice President Mike Pence stated that the goal of...
5 Moon-landing innovations that changed life on Earth
Jean Creighton, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Much of the technology common in daily life today originates from the drive to put a human being on the...
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...
