Living Earths: The Astronomical Answer to “Are We Alone?"
19th Aug, 2016 - 6413 views
NASA has begun four concept studies of major space observatories that could launch sometime in the coming couple decades. In this fourth in our series on these studies, we discuss the Habitable Exoplanet (HabEx) concept. HabEx is a design for a high
Cosmic Birth and Living Earths: A Flagship Observatory in NASA’s Future?
15th Jul, 2016 - 3722 views
Ripples In Space: Gravitational Waves in Our Future
17th Jun, 2016 - 5703 views
After decades of effort, the era of gravitational wave astronomy is finally here. Ground-based instruments like LIGO have opened up humanity's ears to the ripples of spacetime. But the LIGO results represent just one slice of the gravitational wave
The Mesmerizing Universe: X-Ray Vision for the Stars
20th May, 2016 - 4993 views
NASA has begun a series of studies of four concepts that will in a few years’ time produce candidate designs for a major space observatory to begin construction later next decade. One of these is the X-Ray Surveyor. The X-Ray Surveyor mission will p
How Cool Is That? Exploring the Low-Temperature Universe
15th Apr, 2016 - 4897 views
Although cataclysmic explosions and the fiery furnaces of massive stars are attention-grabbers, many of the most critically important events and physical processes in astronomy take place in the coolest objects in the cosmos: regions wherein stars an
Science Projects on the ISS: NICER & CATS
18th Mar, 2016 - 2527 views
Have you ever wondered how science missions are selected for operation on the International Space Station? What are the technical challenges for building projects that will be operated onboard and why is the ISS important for their success? Join Ton