Brian Koberlein
Should the Next Big Observatories Be Built on the Moon?
As the next round of giant observatories nears completion, astronomers are starting to ponder what comes next. One exciting location…
The Most Distant Galactic Field Lines Ever Seen
Galaxies are surrounded by magnetic field lines, spanning tens of thousands of light-years. These magnetic fields have previously been measured…
Humanity Will Out-Communicate all Life on Earth Within 90 Years
All organisms communicate information with their cells using signaling molecules. Add up all these communications, and it's the equivalent of…
A New Telescope Could Detect Decaying Dark Matter in the Early Universe
A gap in astronomical knowledge is Cosmic Dawn, a time when the first stars in the Universe formed, ending the…
It's Going to Take More Than Early Dark Energy to Resolve the Hubble Tension
Astronomers have measured the Universe's expansion rate and found that various methods don't agree, and their error bars don't overlap.…
The Closest Supernova Seen in the Modern Era, Examined by JWST
In 1987, a supernova suddenly appeared in the Large Magellanic Cloud and was studied by astronomers worldwide. Although the detonating…
Astronomers are Hoping the Event Horizon Telescope saw Pulsars Near the Milky Way's Supermassive Black Hole
The Event Horizon Telescope is a collection of radio telescopes across the globe that simultaneously gathered data about the Milky…
If Earth Was an Exoplanet, JWST Would Know There's an Intelligent Civilization Here
JWST is the most powerful instrument astronomers have to study the atmospheres of exoplanets, looking for trace gases that might…
Do Advanced Civilizations Know We're Here?
Although humans have only sent a couple of tentative signals into space, many are concerned about the risks. Should we…
It's Time for a Gravitational Wave Observatory in the Southern Hemisphere
All current and planned gravitational wave observatories are located in the northern hemisphere, in the US, India, Europe, and Japan.…