Why studying asteroids matters, and how you can get involved using your computer or telescope.
Category: Astronomy
How to Calculate the Circumference of the Earth
Sympathy for flat-Earthers and the Eratosthenes experiment included.
My Experience at the Global Hands-on Universe Conference, 2019
Guest blogger and astrophysics enthusiast Sparsh Vashist shares his once-in-a-lifetime experience attending a Global Hands-On Universe Conference!
The Zooniverse, and a Ripple in Spacetime
Citizen science is one of the best ways to practice being a professional scientist. Learn more about one of the biggest global citizen science projects, the Zooniverse, in this post.
Google, beyond Earth
A few years ago I discovered Google Space. It has images from over a dozen solar system bodies, and the International Space Station. These images were pieced together from NASA and ESA satellite data. I think these spinnable, zoomable maps with labeled regions and realistic terrain are pretty fun to play around with! They're also … Continue reading Google, beyond Earth