As the Apollo missions came to a close, some dreamed of an even bigger mission to reach the stars.
Bell, Book, and Candle
Dark energy isn’t some magical idea we’ve dreamt up to fit our models.
Lost At Sea
Only 1 in 5 Americans can see the Milky Way.
Win Some, Lose Some
When a telescope collapsed in 1988, it led to the creation of one of the most powerful radio telescopes ever built.
Lost And Found
The brightest supernova ever observed in history.
An Artist’s Eye
The combination of science and art can create wonders.
Even The Stars Move
Throughout most of history the stars were thought to be fixed in place. We now know they move relative to each other.
Astronomy And The Cold War
In 1967 two U.S. satellites detected a burst of gamma rays that didn’t match the signature of any known nuclear detonation.
How Galileo’s Moons Changed The World
Galileo’s discovery of the moons of Jupiter gave us a “heavenly clock” we could use to map the Earth.