Why is the first photo of a black hole so important?
By Chris Benton With much excitement from the press, an international team of astronomers recently announced they had directly imaged the silhouette or shadow of a black hole for the first time. Chris Benton explains why this is important. With much excitement from...
What is NASA’s new lander doing on Mars?
By Chris Benton On 26 November 2018, NASA’s lander InSight successfully touched down on Mars. But what is it doing there? With much fanfare from the press, following a six-month 483 million km journey to reach our neighbouring planet, on 26 November 2018...
What does The Goblin tell us about the outer reaches of our solar system?
By Chris Benton What does the discovery of a new dwarf planet tell us about the outer parts of our Solar System? Astronomers have recently announced the discovery of a new dwarf planet in the extreme outer parts of The Solar System, which supports evidence for the...
Q+A: How did Stephen Hawking change physics?
After the recent passing of world-renowned physicist Stephen Hawking, Maria Armoudian talked with Peter Galison, physics professor at Harvard, and Priya Natarajan, professor of astronomy and physics at Yale, about the work and legacy of Hawking within the context of...Subscribe by Email
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