Tag: Scott Kenyon

  • Science & Tech

    Pluto in detail

    Scott Kenyon offers an astrophysicist’s view of the New Horizons mission to Pluto.

    5–7 minutes
  • Science & Tech

    Black holes feed on stars

    New research by astronomers at the University of Utah and the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics shows that supermassive black holes can grow big by ripping apart double-star systems and swallowing one of the stars.

    2–3 minutes
  • Science & Tech

    Milky Way bigger, faster than previously thought

    Our own Milky Way galaxy, long considered a “little sister” to the larger Andromeda Galaxy, is all grown-up, according to new research presented today that shows the Milky Way to be bigger and faster than previously thought.

    7–10 minutes
  • Science & Tech

    Alien treasures in our backyard

    Astronomers have gained an important clue to guide their hunt for extrasolar worlds. And that clue points to the unlikeliest of places — our own backyard. “It’s possible that some…

    1–2 minutes
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    Dark night sky tells us about structure and formation of solar system

    The darkness of the night sky is one of astronomy’s great puzzles. An infinite universe uniformly filled with stars and galaxies should produce an infinitely bright night sky, Johannes Kepler…

    1–2 minutes