Tag: space
The tell-tale clue to how meteorites were made, at the birth...
William Herbst, Wesleyan University and James Greenwood, Wesleyan University
April 26, 1803 was an unusual day in the small town of L’Aigle in Normandy, France...
Asteroid dust brought back to Earth may explain where our water...
Maitrayee Bose, Arizona State University
Oceans cover more than 70% of the Earth’s surface, and scientists argue that the planet’s interior also contains a lot...
What’s on the far side of the Moon?
Wayne Schlingman, The Ohio State University
Looking up at the silvery orb of the Moon, you might recognize familiar shadows and shapes on its face...
Protecting human heritage on the moon: Don’t let ‘one small step’...
Michelle L.D. Hanlon, University of Mississippi
Why did the hominin cross the plain? We may never know. But anthropologists are pretty sure that a smattering...
You may not even need a telescope to see Comet 46P/Wirtanen...
Shannon Schmoll, Michigan State University
As comets blaze across the night sky, they can bring wonder and excitement to those watching from Earth – or...
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...
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...
