Lagrange points: A lesson in gravity and a path to space exploration
by Bill Carroll | Science in Space
Years ago, I parked my car and dashed into a neighborhood shop, only to find that that my car had […]
The Quark Star: The Star We’ve Never Seen
by Simarjot Singh Monga | Science in Space
As a kid with myopia or short-sightedness, I was recommended by the doctors to gaze upon the stars in the […]
NASA’s Upcoming Missions Are Exactly What Sci-Fi Fans Have Been Waiting For
by Miles Murray | Science in Space
The February 2021 landing of the Perseverance rover on Mars marked the start of a new era for NASA as […]
Dare Mighty Things: A Brief History of Martian Landers and Rovers
by Bill Carroll | Science in Space
In February 2021, three missions arrived at Mars. China’s Tianwen-1 reached the red planet on February 10, one day after […]
The Four Types of Observable Deep Sky Objects
by Tom Urbain | Science in Space
Astronomy has become more popular since the pandemic began, as more people are staying at home. It is a fascinating […]
Queen of The Dark: Vera Rubin’s Voyage Through the Cosmos
by Grace Chesmore | Science in Space
Vera Rubin sent ripples throughout the scientific community, as her work proposed a novel recipe for our universe. While we […]
Blue Sky at Night, Martian’s Delight: The Atmosphere of Mars
by Mary Woods | Science in Space , The Science of the Outdoors
Imagine you’re standing on the rocky, rust-pink surface of Mars. You’ve just finished a hard day’s work helping to build […]
How Far is ‘Far’ When it Comes to Stars?
by Peter Thompson | Science in Space
Distances to stars are huge. That should not surprise us. Space is big. Unbelievably big. How do we know the […]
The Hunt for the Elusive Neutrino
by Ben Marcus | People in Science , Science in Space
About 100 trillion neutrinos just passed through your body a second ago. Did you feel them? Neutrinos are one of […]
The Space Dust In Your Backyard Can Change the Course of History
by Katarina Keating | Science in Space
Every day, a fine sprinkling of dust covers your city or farm, landing across the roof of your house or […]
Tardigrades: The Animals That Defy Nature
by Ananya Sen | Science in Space , The Science of the Outdoors
Picture an animal that can live anywhere: hot springs to solid ice, mountaintops to the deepest sea levels, spanning a […]
A Brief Guide to the 2018 Perseid Meteor Shower
by Nathan Baskin | Science in Space
For those who enjoy observing the night sky, summer is a great time of year to look for meteors blazing […]
Everything You Need to Know About the Summer Solstice
by Nathan Baskin | Science in Space
Today is the 2018 summer solstice, which marks the longest day of the year and the official start of the […]
Chicago Gets a Head Start on the Vernal Equinox!
by Ben Marcus | Science in Space
Don’t be fooled – the calendar says the Spring equinox is on the March 20th, but in Chicago, we come […]
Are We Prepared for a Large Asteroid Impact?
by Nathan Baskin | Science in Space
On December 16, 2017 at about 5:00 PM CST, the asteroid 3200 Phaethon passed within 64 million miles of Earth. […]
NASA Has Been Shooting Lasers at the Moon to Challenge Einstein
by Ben Marcus | Science in Space
Since the 1960s, the United States government has been shooting lasers at the moon. No, this is not a covert […]
Spotted from Antarctica: the Oldest Light in the Universe
by Dana Simmons | People in Science , Science in Space
How do you study light from the beginning of the universe? What happened right after the Big Bang?
Voyager 1 and the Depths of Interstellar Space
by Ben Marcus | Science in Space
The world is preparing to send humans to Mars. This will probably be the most technologically challenging undertaking the world […]
LIGO Researchers detect Gravitational Waves from Black Hole Collision
by Avery Thompson | Science in Space
In 1915, Albert Einstein proposed one of his most revolutionary ideas, the Theory of General Relativity.