Dan Brandon
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Jun 09
Mathematics: The Beautiful Language of the Universe-Universe Today
Let us discuss the very nature of the cosmos. What you may find in this discussion is not what you expect. Going into a conversation about the universe as a whole, you would imagine a story full of wondrous events such as stellar collapse, galactic collisions, strange occurrences with particles, and even cataclysmic eruptions of …
May 29
Cassini Prepares for Last Up-close Look at Hyperion | NASA
This false-color view of Hyperion was obtained during Cassini’s closest flyby of Saturn’s odd, tumbling moon on Sept. 26, 2005. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI NASA’s Cassini spacecraft will make its final close approach to Saturn’s large, irregularly shaped moon Hyperion on Sunday, May 31. The Saturn-orbiting spacecraft will pass Hyperion at a distance of about 21,000 miles …
May 24
Hubble Observes One-of-a-Kind Star Nicknamed ‘Nasty’ | NASA
Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have uncovered surprising new clues about a hefty, rapidly aging star, shown in this artist’s concept, whose behavior has never been seen before in our Milky Way galaxy. Credits: NASA/Hubble Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have uncovered surprising new clues about a hefty, rapidly aging star whose behavior …
