Category: Astronomy Magazine
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Yerkes Observatory: 1897-2018
[ This blog is dedicated to tracking my most recent publications. Subscribe to the feed to keep up with all the science stories I write! ] A few years ago, I visited Yerkes Observatory while driving across the country to gather material for a book that never came to fruition. It’s a marvelous relic of…
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Doing astronomy using gravity
[ This blog is dedicated to tracking my most recent publications. Subscribe to the feed to keep up with all the science stories I write! If you like my writing and want to support it, please donate to my Patreon. ] Astronomy without light Gravitational waves let us see the invisible universe in new ways…
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How loud is a rock in a Mars rover wheel?
[ This blog is dedicated to tracking my most recent publications. Subscribe to the feed to keep up with all the science stories I write! ] How does sound travel on Mars? The Curiosity rover is scraping a rock along in its wheels, but what would that actually sound like to our ears? For Astronomy…
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