Theory vs. data: Team tests Einstein's predictions by calculating the distortion of time and space
Why is the expansion of our universe accelerating? Twenty-five years after its discovery, this phenomenon remains one of the greatest scientific mysteries. Solving it involves testing the fundamental ...
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You Can Catch a Meteor Shower Almost Every Night for the Rest of the Year
There's a long list of named meteor showers left in 2024, with at least one meteor shower being active at all tim ...
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Mining Old Data From NASA’s Voyager 2 Solves Several Uranus Mysteries
NASA’s Voyager 2 flyby of Uranus decades ago shaped scientists’ understanding of the planet but also introduced unexplained oddities. A recent data dive has offered answers. When NASA’s Voyager 2 ...
Looking up: Turkey Trot to benefit astronomy columnist's STEM scholarships
Carol Lee Lutsinger has taught and written about the stars for decades, and now she's something of a star herself. Lutsinger, who in 2020 retired from the Brownsville Independent School District after ...