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Blog / Second From the Sun – A Brief History of Observations of Venus

September 29, 2020September 29, 2020 / Mackenna Wood /

New science on Venus’s atmosphere may inspire new missions to explore “Earth’s Sister”, but did you know that probes landed on Venus’s surface in the 1970’s?

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Blog / Here’s how you can get involved in scientific research!

September 22, 2020September 22, 2020 / Mikayla Feldbauer /

Citizen science enables non-scientists to get involved in the scientific process. Keep reading to find out how you could contribute to a research project!

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Blog / Auroras: A Light Show Out of this World

July 7, 2020July 7, 2020 / Breanna Turman / 1

Scientists observed a green aurora on Mars, which is the first time a green aurora has been seen on a planet other than Earth.

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Blog / Superflares and Tough Bacteria

March 31, 2020March 31, 2020 / Mackenna Wood /

Humanity has long been faced with the question of the existence of extraterrestrial life. Could there be life elsewhere in the universe, and if there is, could it be anything…

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Blog / Ironing out the Detection of Metallic Rain

March 30, 2020March 30, 2020 / Melody Kessler /

The discovery of an exoplanet that rains molten iron captivates the world and captures the promise of combining a telescope with a spectrograph.

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Blog / How to Find a Planet in 3 (Not So) Easy Steps

November 11, 2019November 11, 2019 / Mackenna Wood /

Finding an exoplanet using one of the most common methods is pretty easy in theory. But be warned, it’s much harder in practice than it sounds.

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Blog / 5 Things You Didn’t Know About Stellar Magnetism

October 2, 2019October 8, 2019 / Liam Jones /

Like the Sun and the Earth, stars have magnetic fields. These magnetic fields are powerful, yet little is known about them.

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Blog / “GEER”ing up for Planet Simulation

January 24, 2017January 23, 2017 / Nicole Tackmann /

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to see the surface of another planet up close? Well, NASA researchers in Cleveland are making this possible right here on…

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Blog / Understanding the Space of Space

January 17, 2017January 17, 2017 / JoEllen McBride /

In the past, the largest obstacle that separated humans was distance. In the first half of the 20th century, we built machines that made it possible to drive non-stop from…

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Blog / Cold, What Is It Good For?

December 1, 2016December 7, 2016 / Josh Fuchs /

Winter is officially still three weeks away, although the alternating 30° F nights and 75° F days makes that difficult to remember. The arrival of winter means that it is…

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Blog / Perseid Meteor to Light Up Night Sky

August 10, 2016August 9, 2016 / JoEllen McBride / 1

The Perseids are here! This annual meteor shower is one of the best and brightest, but this year it’s predicted to be even more spectacular. So, if you’re in a…

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Blog / The End of A Planetary Road Trip

July 30, 2016July 30, 2016 / Josh Fuchs /

Recently, NASA’s JUNO spacecraft slowed down by 1,212 miles per hour in a carefully coordinated 35 minute maneuver. This slowdown is similar to you slamming on the brakes to stop…

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Blog / Discovering New Horizons

January 13, 2016October 7, 2019 / JoEllen McBride /

Humans need to explore. Not because it is in our DNA – the gene for exploration hasn’t been discovered yet – but because it is essential to our survival and…

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Blog / The Pillars of Creation and Destruction

September 4, 2015October 7, 2019 / JoEllen McBride /

We like to think of the Universe as static. Our time is very short compared to the age of the Universe. But there are processes in space that happen on…

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