Jon Voisey
Thankful Astronomer
[/caption] Typically, I've been known as the Angry Astronomer. But since it's Thanksgiving here in the US, I figured I…
Exploring the Atmosphere of Exoplanet WASP-14b
[/caption] First discovered in 2008, WASP 14b is an interesting exoplanet. It is roughly seven times as massive as Jupiter,…
Seeing the Phases of Exoplanets
[/caption] Everyone is familiar with the fact that the moon changes phases. But what many don't know is that planets…
Different Supernovae; Different Neutron Stars
[/caption] Astronomers have recognized various ways that stars can collapse to undergo a supernova. In one situation, an iron core…
Rare Pallasite Meteorite Found in Missouri
[/caption] Meteorite hunter Karl Aston finds meteorites not by digging in the ground, but by placing ads in local newspapers.…
Forget Exoplanets. Let’s Talk Exo<em>moons</em>
[/caption] It wasn't that long ago that astronomers began discovering the first planets around other stars. But as the field…
Borexino Collaboration Detects pep Neutrinos
[/caption] Solar neutrino physics has quieted down over the past decade. In the past, it had been a source of…
Is M85 Missing a Black Hole?
[/caption] The conventional wisdom of galaxies is that they should have a central massive black hole (CMBH). The presence of…
Was the “First Photographed UFO” a Comet?
[/caption] On August 12th, 1883, Mexican astronomer José Bonilla was preparing to study the Sun at the recently opened Zacatecas…
Missing Black Holes
[/caption] As astronomers began working out how stars die, they expected that the mass of remnants, whether white dwarfs, neutron…