Articles Tagged with astronomy

Dealing with data (I)

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Making the cut

We have too much information to deal with.  What do scientists do?

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Celestial navigation

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Knowing where you are

You can get turn-by-turn directions.  What more do you need?

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Proof and re-proof

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Testing the theory again

General Relativity passes another test of its predictions.  Why bother?

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Libraries and long walks

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An unnecessary problem

Scientists sometimes set themselves problems just to learn.

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A village in space

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Interstellar genetics

A recent paper contemplates a very long voyage.

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A cup of suns

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The fixed stars, part III

Seeing the forest instead of the trees

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Saving the phenomena

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Fixed stars, part II

The Middle Ages were a hotbed of astronomical controversy in Europe.

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A near miss

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Fixed stars, part I

A star is coming very close to the Sun very soon, as distance and time go in astronomy.

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The discard pile

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It didn’t work out

What is the use of scientific theories that aren’t right?

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Hawking radiation – II

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Black holes to the rescue

We contine with an explanation of why Stephen Hawking is famous among physicists.

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