SuperKnova is a project to provide learning opportunities in radio technology for students in a way that is inclusive and equitable. Originally conceived at the Radio Astronomy Imaging and Analysis Lab (RADIAL), SuperKnova is a collaboration between RADIAL, NRAO, and educators and students from across the country.
The SuperKnova website has a wealth of educational...
Modern physics deals with some truly mind-boggling extremes of scale. Cosmology reveals the Earth as a tiny dot amid an observable universe that is a staggering 93bn light years across. Meanwhile, today’s particle colliders...
“Cosmic cliffs” in the Carina nebula, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI
Cheyenne Black, University of Oklahoma
When people think about what we get from the U.S. space program, it may...
"Houston.. Please be informed there is a Santa Claus."
Those are the famous words of Apollo 8 astronaut, Jim Lovell, reporting back what he and his Apollo 8 crew members saw when they became the...
Satellites are more likely to be at risk from high-speed solar wind than a major geomagnetic storm according to a new UK-US study published this week in the Journal Space Weather.
Researchers investigating the space...
The Ring Nebula from Webb Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, JWST; Processing: Zi Yang KongExplanation: The Ring Nebula (M57), is more complicated than it appears...
New research suggests that understanding factors common to celestial light shows over Earth, Saturn and Jupiter can help predict risky space weather.The stunning Northern...
Planetary defense, the effort to protect Earth from potentially hazardous asteroids and comets, is a critical endeavor that deserves increased attention and funding...
Research reveals how complex organic molecules form in ices and their potential role in seeding life’s ingredients on planets, supported by findings from the...
Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy has been keeping a watchful eye on sunspot AR3697 as it appears over the sun's southeastern limb. The incredible footage, captured...