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SOFIA: NASA’s flying infrared observatory prepares for its final take-off

SOFIA: NASA’s flying infrared observatory prepares for its final take-off

by Sumeet Kulkarni | Sep 28, 2022 | Current Events

NASA’s SOFIA mission, an infrared telescope aboard a Boeing 747SP that helped discover the universe’s oldest molecule and found water on the sunlit surface of the Moon, is preparing to fly for one last time tonight.

Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen

Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen

by Sumeet Kulkarni | Jun 13, 2022 | Career Navigation, Current Events, Interviews

Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen, Associate Administrator at NASA Science and plenary speaker at AAS 240 reflects on the need for an entrepreneurial drive in Astronomy students.

Standard Siren Updates from the Latest LIGO-Virgo Gravitational-Wave Catalog

Standard Siren Updates from the Latest LIGO-Virgo Gravitational-Wave Catalog

by Sumeet Kulkarni | Jan 4, 2022 | Daily Paper Summaries

The latest LIGO-Virgo catalog presents a new set of ‘standard siren’ events that can be used to study the cosmic history of our universe. Read more…

A Unique Hypernova Revealed by a Star Rising from its Ashes

A Unique Hypernova Revealed by a Star Rising from its Ashes

by Sumeet Kulkarni | Nov 16, 2021 | Daily Paper Summaries

Carl Sagan once said, “we are all made of star-stuff”. Even stars are made of star-stuff: coming from an older generation of stars! A new observation has allowed astronomers to turn back the clock and study the earliest stages of this cycle.

A Magnetic Map of the Silent Sun

A Magnetic Map of the Silent Sun

by Sumeet Kulkarni | Nov 5, 2021 | Daily Paper Summaries

The Solar Cycle sees our Sun alternate between phases of tempest and tranquility driven by its magnetic field roughly every 11 years. It has been difficult to measure the magnetic strength when the Sun goes silent – until now.

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