Andy Tomaswick
The Positions of Stars on an Ancient Navigation Device Tell us When it was Made
Astrolabes serve two purposes. First, they are useful as an astronomical tool, especially for finding a ship's latitude. But second,…
A Giant Stream of Stars is Flowing in Deep Space
The space between galaxies has long been considered a dead area. Single rogue stars may pop stars may pop up…
Scientists Found Evidence Of A Nearby Kilonova 3.5 Million Years Ago
Most of the times astronomers reported dramatic, cataclysmic events like neutron star mergers or the creation of a black hole;…
Not Getting Enough Data From Mars? Set Up A Solar System Pony Express
Getting data in from deep space can be difficult. Almost all of our missions that have flown into deep space…
Contact Binary Asteroids are Common, but We’ve Never Seen One Form. So Let’s Make One
Ever want to play a game of cosmic billiards? That's commonly how the DART mission was described when it successfully…
A Detailed Design for a Space Station at Sun-Earth L2
New ideas in space exploration come from all corners, and, by and large, the community welcomes anybody interested in the…
How NASA Keeps Ingenuity Going After More than 50 Flights
More information is always better when it comes to publicly funded space exploration projects. So it's welcome when a NASA…
The First Color Pictures From Euclid
Many a space enthusiast first became interested in the topic when they saw some astounding picture taken by one of…
The Echoes From Inflation Could Still Be Shaking the Cosmos Today
In the very early universe, physics was weird. A process known as "inflation," where best we understand the universe went…
How to Make Asteroid Landings Safer
Landing safely on an asteroid is no mean feat. Despite several recent successes, there have also been notable failures -…