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Alien Weather Report with Dr. Statia Cook

What are the things we want to know about giant planet meteorology? What are some of its broader implications? What does Dr. Statia Cook love

Stanley Fertig April 1, 2018

Classifying Stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud

Every physics major either has to do a senior thesis or a senior project entering their fourth year. You may be wondering, how does an

Rafael Ferreira April 1, 2018

Flights of Fancy: Saving the Earth from its Future

We all know that in several billion years, our sun’s red giant stage will more or less incinerate the Earth. Nothing to do about it

Stanley Fertig March 1, 2018

BLACK HOLES AND DARK MATTER

The nature of dark matter remains one of the most important unresolved issues in astrophysics. This mysterious and unseen substance comprises almost 80% of matter

Alan Rude March 1, 2018

The Cryptic Case of Joseph Campbell’s Clark Refractor, Part II

Around 1872, Jacob Campbell moved to New Hamburg, New York, and he sold his house and observatory, intact, to Lawyer and Wall Street Broker Stephen

Bart Fried March 1, 2018

Punching Past Light Pollution, Part 2

Last month I used the Great Orion Nebula, M42, to illustrate that it’s possible to access the brightest Deep Sky objects from the city by

Mauri Rosenthal March 1, 2018

Europa—A World Worth Exploring

Europa is one of the most interesting objects in the solar system. It is a promising place to search for life elsewhere in the solar

Harriet Brettle February 1, 2018

Exploring our Origins

13.8 billion years ago, our universe went through a very brief and very intense moment of expansion emerging from a singularity – a point of

Naomi Cosman February 1, 2018

Going out in Style: the End State of Sun-like Stars

Planetary nebulae are among the most beautiful objects to observe through a telescope. Especially if your telescope’s name is Chandra, Hubble or Spitzer. On Friday

Stanley Fertig January 1, 2018

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