Mark Thompson
Giant Collision Decouples Dark Matter from Regular Matter
Dark matter is a mysterious and captivating subject. It’s a strange concept and we don’t really have a handle on…
Kepler Sketched the Sun in 1607. Astronomers Pinpointed the Solar Cycle
Johannes Kepler is probably most well known for developing the laws of planetary motion. He was also a keen solar…
Update your Desktop Wallpaper with 25 New Images from Chandra
It’s not always possible to observe the night sky from the surface of the Earth. The blocking effects of the…
Now Uranus’ Moon Ariel Might Have an Ocean too
Venus is known for being really quite inhospitable with high surface temperatures and Mars is known for its rusty red…
Why is JWST Having So Much Trouble with the TRAPPIST-1 System?
When the James Webb Space Telescope was launched it came with a fanfare expecting amazing things, much like the Hubble…
Astronauts Can Now Watch 4K Streaming Video on the Station
We take high definition streaming for granted in many parts of the world. Even now, as I type this article,…
New Horizons Measures the Background Light of the Universe
Think about background radiation and most people immediately think of the cosmic background radiation and stories of pigeon excrement during…
Next Generation Event Horizon Telescope To Unlock Mysteries of Black Holes
The prospect of actually resolving the event horizon of black holes feels like the stuff of science fiction yet it…
The Entrance of a Lunar Lava Tube Mapped from Space
Craters are a familiar sight on the lunar surface and indeed on many of the rocky planets in the Solar…
Pulsars are the Ideal Probes for Dark Matter
Pulsars are the remnants of the explosion of massive stars at the end of their lives. The event is known…