Tag: Space

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    Making the immense graspable

    A talk with Andrew Pontzen, author of “The Universe in a Box: Simulations and the Quest to Code the Cosmos.”

    5 minutes
    Illustration of cosmos and computer coding.
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    Life on Mars?

    A study of magnetic fields suggests the Red Planet held water for longer than previously believed.

    5 minutes
    Roger Fu and Sarah Steele in the lab.
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    Like hitting a bullseye with closed eyes

    Recently NASA updated its forecast of the chances that the asteroid Bennu will hit Earth in the next 300 years. Harvard statisticians put it into perspective.

    2 minutes
    A mosaic image of Bennu
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    In a photo of a black hole, a possible key to mysteries

    So little is known about black holes and the image hints at a path to a higher-resolution image and more and better data.

    6 minutes
    Rings around a black hole.
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    Life on the ice

    Harvard researchers describe life in the South Pole.

    21 minutes
    Auroras as seen from the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station..
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    Twins in space

    To understand the strain that space flight places on the body, NASA-affiliated researcher Brinda Rana has been examining the molecular changes in the twin astronauts Scott and Mark Kelly for five years.

    4 minutes
    Astronaut Scott Kelly along with his brother, former Astronaut Mark Kelly
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    Something weird this way comes

    A paper by Harvard researchers wonders whether the interstellar object known as “‘Oumuamua” is a visitor from an alien civilization.

    5 minutes
    Artist's rendering of 'Oumuamua.
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    Space to learn

    Harvard postdoc Or Graur finds success in the launch of Science Research Mentoring Program, which provides 10 local high school students a year of space research, working with a “real-life” scientist.

    7 minutes
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    A new view of the moon

    Harvard grad student Simon Lock is the lead author of a study that challenges conventional wisdom on how the moon formed.

    4 minutes
    Visualization of the moon emerging from a cloud of vaporized rock.
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    Eternal light, up for grabs

    Martin Elvis of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics warns that a loophole in the Outer Space Treaty leaves open the possibility of a race for resources on the moon.

    8 minutes
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    Lessons learned in astronaut school

    In a recent EdCast, NASA astronaut Stephanie Wilson shares her thoughts on women and STEM education, her personal journey as a student, and her time in space.

    1 minute
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    Eyes on Orion

    Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics scientist Jonathan McDowell answers questions on the Orion test run and prospects for getting to Mars.

    9 minutes
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    Explaining the Higgs

    A Q&A with science Professor Lisa Randall, author of a new book explaining the significance of the Higgs boson, and why its discovery matters.

    6 minutes
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    Capturing the stars

    Alex Parker, a postdoctoral fellow at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, sees astronomical data as art as well as science.

    4 minutes
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    Forward, into the past

    Harvard undergraduate Derek Robins recounts his summer spent doing astronomy research on campus.

    5 minutes
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    The future is now

    Harvard senior reflects on his filmmaking, including a Siberian documentary and a futuristic fantasy.

    5 minutes