Modern astronomy and physics stretch back centuries, so naturally, they've accumulated a lot of interesting names for objects, ideas and phenomena. And let's face it: Some are downright strange. From ...
DALLAS — A Total Solar Eclipse happens during the early afternoon of Monday, April 8. All of Texas sees at least a partial eclipse, weather permitting, but some North Texas locations will be in the ...
When you’re starting out in astrophotography, the myriad technical terms can be daunting. Gain? Offset? Flat darks — or is it dark flats? Let’s clear up some common areas of confusion. We’ll start ...
Another near-term application is the quantum gravity gradiometer being developed by the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.