Polymath (n): A person who has extensive knowledge in many different areas
I hope that everyone was able to see the total solar eclipse today! If you didn’t, the picture at the top of the page is one I took during totality. Although This is the first time I got to see a total solar eclipse; I was not able to travel for the one in 2017. Read More …
Two days ago, on July 12th, NASA released the first science images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Finally, after over a decade of design, construction, tests, and even a last-minute launch delay, we are able to look at the universe with a new pair of eyes. And what special eyes they are. Read More …
On February 18, join NASA as they attempt to land the Perseverance Rover on the surface of Mars! Learn all about what the Entry, Descent, and Landing process entails, what science Perseverance will do, and why the scientists are all eating peanuts. Read More …
So, you want to be a star? Well, you’ve got a long way to go. But don’t worry. Stick with me and you’ll go far. The first thing you’ve got to do is be a huge cloud of gas, out in interstellar space. It’ll especially help if you’re a Giant Molecular Cloud. These are regions of Read More …
Picture: An artist’s interpretation of the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft rendezvousing with the asteroid Bennu. Image credit: NASA One of the challenges we face in astronomy is the fact that we can’t touch the things we study. In chemistry, you can run experiments by mixing chemicals together. In biology, if you want to study mice, you catch Read More …
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