[/caption] On Friday, I wrote about the population of the thick disk and how surveys are revealing that this portion…
[/caption] Remember how you could once pick up a book about the first three minutes after the Big Bang and…
[/caption] The Royal Observatory Greenwich in the UK was the perfect setting to announce the winners of this year's Astronomy…
[/caption] Much of astronomical knowledge is built on the cosmic distance ladder. This ladder is built to determine distances to…
[/caption] The disk of spiral galaxies is comprised of two main components: The thin disk holds the majority of stars…
The long standing view on the formation of stars is that they form in clusters. This theory is supported by…
[/caption] The definition of a "planet" is one that has seen a great deal of contention. The ad-hoc redefinition has…
[/caption] We’ve all seen pictures of erupting terrestrial volcanoes from space, and even eruptions on Jupiter’s moon Io in the…
[/caption] When I tell people I majored in astronomy, the general reaction is one of shock and awe. Although people…
I've had a couple of people excitedly show me the Star Walk astronomy app on their iPhones and ipads, and…