Scientists don’t live in a vacuum. They build upon the ideas of their predecessors and peers. Take, for example, the curious case of Roger Bacon.
Do Black Holes Really Exist?
There are some who would argue black holes haven’t yet been proven. In a way, they have a point.
Teaser Trailer
In many ways New Horizons is just a teaser for even greater missions to come.
The Numbers Game
Mathematics, physics, and astronomy depend on one another to get it right
Know When To Fold Them
Spacecraft require large solar panels, but these panels need to be folded compactly during launch. Origami provides inspiration for new folding designs.
Ion the Prize
The Dawn probe now in orbit around Ceres reached the dwarf planet thanks to a rocket engine known as an ion thruster.
The People in your Neighborhood
There are lots of scientists in the world, so why do we only think of the famous ones as scientists?
After the Fact
In 1948 Ralph Alpher, and Robert Herman published a paper predicting a consequence of the big bang model, which we now call the cosmic microwave background.
Welcome to the Future
With the dawn of 2015, there’s been a lot of references to the Back to the Future series. The original movie is now as far into the past as 1955 was for the original movie, and 2015 marked “the future” for the series. But despite the jokes, one could argue that in fact we are living in the future. At least as far as astronomy and astrophysics goes, we’ve come a long, long way in the past 30 years.