Astronomy Archive

RPI’s Heidi Newberg records at WAMC

If there are ripples, then it looks like the number of stars in the (presumed flat)
Posted by: Academic Minute 18/3/2015
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Paul Matthew Sutter, Ohio State – Dark Energy

Paul Matthew Sutter is becoming a regular fixture on the WAMC airwaves having previously offered a
Posted by: Academic Minute 9/3/2015
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Ahmed Farag Ali – Big Bang Singularity

Is it possible that the universe had no beginning? New research from a team of physicists
Posted by: Academic Minute 28/2/2015
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Brad Hansen, UCLA – Finding Exo-Planets via The Transit Method

The search for life outside of our own solar system continues. Brad Hansen, physicist and astronomer
Posted by: Academic Minute 26/2/2015
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Ron Mallett, UCONN – Theories of Time Travel

  Are we getting closer to achieving time travel? According to Ron Mallett, the answer is
Posted by: Academic Minute 16/2/2015
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Paul Matthew Sutter, Ohio State – Cosmological Nothingness

The concept of nothingness is very different in outer space. Paul Matthew Sutter, a theoretical physicist
Posted by: Academic Minute 3/2/2015
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Dan Baker, University of Colorado – Inclement Space Weather

We’ve come very close to an interstellar calamity. Dr. Daniel Baker, a physicist at UC Boulder,
Posted by: Academic Minute 12/11/2014
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Tamara Bogdanovic, Georgia Tech – Tidal Disruption

We’re learning more and more about black holes every day. Tamara Bogdanovic, a professor of physics
Posted by: Academic Minute 21/10/2014
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Daniela Carollo, Macquarie Univeristy – A Star is Born

Studying the elements present in our solar system allow researchers to make certain conclusions about its
Posted by: Academic Minute 13/9/2014
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Chris Adami, Michigan State University – Improving on Dr. Hawking’s Theories

Dr. Chris Adami is a professor of physics & astronomy and microbiology and molecular genetics at
Posted by: Academic Minute 11/9/2014
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