Andy Tomaswick
The Geminids Will be Peaking on December 14th. They’re Usually the Most Active Meteor Shower Every Year
Meteor showers are a great way to share a love of astronomy with those who might not be as familiar…
Not Just Stars. Gaia Mapped a Diverse and Shifting Universe of Variable Objects
We've reported on Gaia's incredible data-collection abilities in the past. Recently, it released DR3, its latest data set, with over…
Maybe we don’t see Aliens Because They’re Waiting to Hear a Signal From us First
We've had a long-running series here at UT on potential solutions Fermi Paradox - why aren't we able to detect…
NASA Wants to Build Landing Pads on the Moon
NASA has started engaging with commercial partners are some out-there projects. One of the most recent is a six year,…
Sometimes Astronomy isn’t About What you see, but What you don’t see
Constraints are critical in any scientific enterprise. If a hypothesis predicts that there should be an observable phenomenon, and there…
Quasars Produce Giant Jets That Focus Like Lasers. Why They Focus is Still a Mystery, but it’s not Coming From the Galaxy Itself
New technologies bring new astronomical insights, which is especially satisfying when they help answer debates that have been ongoing for…
What’s Next for China’s Lunar Exploration Plans?
China is starting to become a force in space exploration. Its main focal point of lunar exploration has started bearing…
Astronomers Spotted a Tiny Asteroid A Few Hours Before it Impacted the Earth, and Predicted Exactly Where and When it Would Crash
Humanity is getting better a planetary defense. At least from external threats from outer space. As long as they're just…
Many Clouds on Mars are Driven by Dust, not Water
One of the benefits of having a cluster of satellites orbiting another planet is that scientists can then analyze that…
Air-Breathing ion Engines can Continuously Boost Spacecraft Anywhere There’s an Atmosphere
Staying in orbit can be challenging, at least for lower orbits that are more affected by Earth's atmosphere. But, such…