by Haley Wahl | Jan 12, 2021 | Career Navigation, Current Events, Personal Experiences
Today we interview Dr. Scott Tremaine, who is giving the career-capping Henry Norris Russell lecture, which will feature insights into cosmic dynamics on scales ranging from comets to galaxy clusters.
by Guest | Dec 10, 2020 | Undergraduate Research
Today’s undergraduate research post features a student who observed long and short period comets to understand the differences in their formation.
by Ishan Mishra | Sep 10, 2020 | Daily Paper Summaries
Our first interstellar comet visitor, 2I/Borisov, has already provided clues to the diversity in composition of planetary systems!
by Guest | Apr 30, 2020 | Course Assignments
Meteor showers are some of the most fascinating events in astronomy. In this post, guest author Laura Marseglia explains what is really happening when you see a meteor streak across the sky.
by Ishan Mishra | Apr 4, 2020 | Daily Paper Summaries
Ammonium salts have been discovered on Comet 67P! This discovery helps solve a big mystery about the nitrogen content on the comet, which was previously measured to be lower than expected.
by Briley Lewis | Dec 12, 2019 | Current Events, Daily Paper Summaries
A few years ago, an asteroid visited our solar system…now, a comet from a different star is here!