It takes expensive tools to learn about the universe, but projects like the Very Large Array for radio astronomy in New Mexico and the Chandra X-ray Observatory, which orbits Earth, have pushed ...
These quick-answer questions are a little add-on to go with the 40 in “40 cosmic questions and answers,” which appeared in Astronomy’s August 2011 issue, and with the 25 extra questions already posted ...
What is a quasar? Answers were almost as numerous as the astronomers who turned up at the Montreal meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. New theories about the nature of ...
Sign up for our email newsletter for the latest science news ...
Note: There is a special note to teachers at the bottom of this post. If you’re a teacher, please be sure to check it out! I only have one question in Part 5: What ...
Sign up for our email newsletter for the latest science news ...
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results