Parker’s Solar Wind
Today’s bite takes a look at a paper that changed our understanding of stars and the stuff that streams from them. Read on to learn more about the physics surrounding Parker’s discovery of the solar wind.
#BlackInAstro: A Glimpse Into African Cultural Astronomy
Humans have been looking up for our entire history – today, let’s take a look at the women of indigenous African communities and their relationship to the night sky!
The Faint Young Sun (is not a) Problem
The apparent paradox of an early warm wet Earth but wimpy young sun may be solved by improved constraints and sophisticated atmospheric models.
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. Kazunari Shibata
How can we learn about some of the most energetic events in our universe? The answer lies closer to home than you think. Tune in to Dr. Kazunari Shibata’s Hale Prize talk at #AAS236 to learn about how the Sun can teach us all about eruptive processes on other stars and beyond!
What happens when you throw a satellite at the Sun?
The Parker Solar Probe is returning its first results from the Sun. What did it find?
Where the Solar System Ends
Voyager 2 finally crossed the heliopause, the edge of our solar system – so what’s out there?