Cosmic Matters

In anticipation of Keck Week’s Science Meeting, we spent some time with one of the presenters, Dr. Michael Liu to …

Tropical trade winds kissing swaying palms, fruity mai tais adorned with orchids, and azure waves rhythmically lapping against powder white …

These two images of Uranus are composites of 117 images from 25 July 2012 (left) and 118 images from 26 …

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Geese come in gaggles, bass in shoals and a crowd of crows is called a murder. Likewise, there are names …

Sometimes the universe seems like something from Dr. Seuss. In recent weeks astronomers have demonstrated this by announcing the discovery …

In 1987 there were 2 billion fewer people on the planet, The Simpsons were brand new to television, a first …

Generally speaking, if you want to study science, you should study the language of science, which is math. Why is …

By Andrew Cooper A telescope is all about the primary mirror. Be it a lens or a curved mirror, the …

This our first in what we hope becomes a series of Observatory Intelligence Quotient (O.I.Q.) quizzes. Ready, set, go! 1) …

Young people these days. They go through high school and college, trying to find their way in the world with …

Imagine scanning the Help Wanted ads and finding this:?MEN WANTED for hazardous journey, small wages, bitter cold, long months of …