When the sun swells into a red giant about 5 billion years from now, Earth may escape being swallowed by the dying star, a ...
StormWall, which involves school-bus-size satellites and a whole lot of salt, could provide an ionic ‘air bag’ for the Earth.
A new paper has estimated the impact megaconstellations of satellites could have on our ability to do astronomy. The results ...
As Earth moves through space, it wobbles slightly. A team of researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the University of Bonn has now succeeded in measuring these fluctuations in ...
The wavelengths of radio light are so large that you can't capture a high-resolution image with a single dish. To capture an image as sharp as, say, the Hubble telescope, you'd need a radio dish tens ...
The universe holds endless mysteries, and today’s most powerful telescopes are helping us explore them like never before. These advanced instruments drive the progress of modern astronomy, using radio ...
A growing number of researchers in the field are using their expertise to fight the climate crisis. By Katrina Miller and Delger Erdenesanaa On the morning of Jan. 18, 2003, Penny Sackett, then ...
From Mars, Earth transits the Sun four times in a 284-year cycle. The transits occur in either May or November at intervals of 100.5, 79, 25.5, and 79 years. During these events, Earth and the Moon ...
Enjoy a full day of FREE family-friendly activities exploring sustainability on Earth and in space! Presented by Fiske Planetarium, Sommers-Bausch Observatory, and CU's Department of Astrophysical and ...