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Astrophysics
Astrophysics: the branch of astronomy concerned with the physical nature of stars and other celestial bodies, and the application of the laws and theories of physics to the interpretation of astronomical observations. Among the objects studied are the Sun, other stars, galaxies, extrasolar planets, the interstellar medium and the cosmic microwave background. Their emissions are examined across all parts of the electromagnetic spectrum, and the properties examined include luminosity, density, temperature, and chemical composition.
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JUL 20, 2017Space & Astronomy
New Horizons made history when it completed the primary goal of flying past Pluto in 2015, but the probe is far from fin ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 19, 2017Space & Astronomy
It's not uncommon for astronomers to come across hot Jupiter-like exoplanets while surveying other star systems thro ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 18, 2017Videos
The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) Pathfinder mission was sent into space at the end of 2015 to help propel h ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 16, 2017Space & Astronomy
Sunspots are dark spots that appear on the Sun from time to time. They are caused by fluctuations in the Sun’s mag ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 15, 2017Space & Astronomy
The Sun resides at the very center our solar system, and it’s the only star we can observe up close. Besides the S ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 11, 2017Space & Astronomy
While we understand the basic concept behind supernovae to be the final energetic stage of stellar life, there are a ton ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 10, 2017Space & Astronomy
Asteroids pose a real threat to the Earth and all the life that inhabits it. Smaller asteroids aren’t usually a pr ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 09, 2017Space & Astronomy
Gravitational waves are still somewhat of a new concept to astronomers and astrophysicists because they were only just d ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 04, 2017Space & Astronomy
Gravitational waves are still somewhat of a mystery to even the brightest physicists because they’re such a new co ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 02, 2017Space & Astronomy
SpaceX has been on a role these last couple of weeks, launching Falcon 9 rockets from both the East and West coasts of t ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 28, 2017Space & Astronomy
Black holes are somewhat of a marvel of space. Although we know they’re there, we don’t have many observatio ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 27, 2017Technology
One of the side-projects NASA continues to work on is pushing American aviation to the next generation and re-claiming t ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 26, 2017Space & Astronomy
Those who follow space news closely already know that SpaceX launched and then landed a refurbished Falcon 9 booster und ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 25, 2017Space & Astronomy
Astronomers have always thought they had a pretty good idea about how galaxies form and evolve over time, but a newly-di ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 24, 2017Space & Astronomy
SpaceX is known for their delivery of reusable Falcon 9 rockets into orbital altitude every so often. With almost every ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 19, 2017Space & Astronomy
Astronomers regularly study pulsars because there is a lot about them we have yet to understand. On the other hand, one ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 16, 2017Space & Astronomy
If we ever put astronauts on Mars, we’ll need to be careful in doing so, planning every little detail for their sa ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 14, 2017Space & Astronomy
Many of us take the Sun for granted as the big ball of light in the sky that produces the heat on Earth necessary for li ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 11, 2017Space & Astronomy
Cygnus A is a famous radio galaxy found around 800 million light years away from Earth, and it's known for being one ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 10, 2017Earth & The Environment
The breakup of Pangaea, the supercontinent that covered the planet before our continents looked like what they do now, h ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 08, 2017Videos
A supernova is the violent and gigantic explosion of a star as it dies during the final stages in stellar evolution, and ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 07, 2017Space & Astronomy
Astronomers are stumped by the unexplained Houdini act of what was once a distant star dubbed N6946-BH1. Originally foun ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 02, 2017Videos
The Sun is the closest star we have access to, and for that reason, most of what we know about stars today is based off ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 02, 2017Space & Astronomy
In 2016, gravitational waves were all the rage in the astrophysical community; perhaps 2017 is going to shed more light ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
JUL 20, 2017
Space & Astronomy
New Horizons made history when it completed the primary goal of flying past Pluto in 2015, but the probe is far from fin
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 19, 2017
Space & Astronomy
It's not uncommon for astronomers to come across hot Jupiter-like exoplanets while surveying other star systems thro
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 18, 2017
Videos
The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) Pathfinder mission was sent into space at the end of 2015 to help propel h
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 16, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Sunspots are dark spots that appear on the Sun from time to time. They are caused by fluctuations in the Sun’s mag
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 15, 2017
Space & Astronomy
The Sun resides at the very center our solar system, and it’s the only star we can observe up close. Besides the S
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 11, 2017
Space & Astronomy
While we understand the basic concept behind supernovae to be the final energetic stage of stellar life, there are a ton
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 10, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Asteroids pose a real threat to the Earth and all the life that inhabits it. Smaller asteroids aren’t usually a pr
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 09, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Gravitational waves are still somewhat of a new concept to astronomers and astrophysicists because they were only just d
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 04, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Gravitational waves are still somewhat of a mystery to even the brightest physicists because they’re such a new co
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 02, 2017
Space & Astronomy
SpaceX has been on a role these last couple of weeks, launching Falcon 9 rockets from both the East and West coasts of t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 28, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Black holes are somewhat of a marvel of space. Although we know they’re there, we don’t have many observatio
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 27, 2017
Technology
One of the side-projects NASA continues to work on is pushing American aviation to the next generation and re-claiming t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 26, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Those who follow space news closely already know that SpaceX launched and then landed a refurbished Falcon 9 booster und
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 25, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers have always thought they had a pretty good idea about how galaxies form and evolve over time, but a newly-di
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 24, 2017
Space & Astronomy
SpaceX is known for their delivery of reusable Falcon 9 rockets into orbital altitude every so often. With almost every
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 19, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers regularly study pulsars because there is a lot about them we have yet to understand. On the other hand, one
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 16, 2017
Space & Astronomy
If we ever put astronauts on Mars, we’ll need to be careful in doing so, planning every little detail for their sa
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 14, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Many of us take the Sun for granted as the big ball of light in the sky that produces the heat on Earth necessary for li
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 11, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Cygnus A is a famous radio galaxy found around 800 million light years away from Earth, and it's known for being one
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 10, 2017
Earth & The Environment
The breakup of Pangaea, the supercontinent that covered the planet before our continents looked like what they do now, h
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 08, 2017
Videos
A supernova is the violent and gigantic explosion of a star as it dies during the final stages in stellar evolution, and
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 07, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers are stumped by the unexplained Houdini act of what was once a distant star dubbed N6946-BH1. Originally foun
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 02, 2017
Videos
The Sun is the closest star we have access to, and for that reason, most of what we know about stars today is based off
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 02, 2017
Space & Astronomy
In 2016, gravitational waves were all the rage in the astrophysical community; perhaps 2017 is going to shed more light
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard