by Iliyah | Aug 31, 2017 | Astronomy and Planetary Science, Life Sciences & Biology, Medical & Health Sciences, Physical Sciences & Mathematics
Count Down To The Future At the NASA Ames Research Center in California, the next generation of space biologists are working to understand the effects of long duration space flight on model organisms, and are developing ways to protect the health of future astronauts....
by Iliyah | Aug 1, 2017 | Astronomy and Planetary Science, Physical Sciences & Mathematics
Dr Robert Mutel – Creating Radio Maps of the Universe For thousands of years, humans have been fascinated by what lies beyond our own planet. One of the ways to study the most distant objects in our universe is using radio telescopes. By studying radiation...
by Iliyah | Jun 28, 2017 | Astronomy and Planetary Science, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Physical Sciences & Mathematics
Professor Jeffrey Forbes – Exploring How the Lower Atmosphere Influences Space Weather Professor Jeffrey Forbes and his team at the University of Colorado use data from multiple satellites and global modelling to determine how terrestrial weather affects the...
by Iliyah | Jun 13, 2017 | Astronomy and Planetary Science, Life Sciences & Biology, Physical Sciences & Mathematics
Professor Jim Kasting – Pinning Down the Habitable Zones of Different Stars One of life’s greatest mysteries is whether or not we are alone in the Universe. One way to find planets that could support life is by working out whether they lie in the ‘habitable...
by Iliyah | Jun 7, 2017 | Astronomy and Planetary Science, Earth & Environmental Sciences
Dr Yukitoshi Nishimura & Dr Ying Zou – Studying the Auroras and What Makes Them Shine Space physicists Dr Yukitoshi (Toshi) Nishimura and Dr Ying Zou, along with their colleagues at Boston University and at UCLA, study the interactions between Earth’s...
by Iliyah | May 23, 2017 | Astronomy and Planetary Science, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Physical Sciences & Mathematics
Professor Darryn W. Waugh – The Polar Vortex: Meshing and Stripping the Gears of the Atmosphere Earth’s atmosphere is composed of multiple interlocked rotating parcels of air. At the poles, rotating vortices form an important part of this system. Climate...
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