When I first learned about black holes, I was 7 or 8 years old. They scared me so much that I genuinely thought a black hole would come and suck […]
Tag: space
Uncovering some secrets of the sun
WVU Today West Virginia University physicists are uncovering secrets of the sun’s turbulent surface in the lab. A new study featured on the cover of the March 2021 issue of […]
New Space Age hampered by old tech
by Andrew Holland and Stephane Lintner The world is entering an exciting new Space Age. Where once the superpowers competed in a space race to the moon, today commercial companies […]
Prepare for Takeoff
BY ALDONA BIRD Newsroom@DominionPostWV With the exciting success of NASA’s rover Perseverance landing on Mars this past week, this is the perfect time to engage (with or without kids) in some […]
A mission to Mars — by way of Marion County
Almost heaven … definitely Mars. NASA’s “Perseverance” rover successfully touched down on The Red Planet’s surface Thursday afternoon. The space agency is now hoping for an equally successful 10-year mission […]
WVU to honor ‘Hidden Figures’ pioneer, female accomplishment for Black History Month
When John Glenn said to “get the girl,” everyone knew exactly who he meant. It was 1962, and NASA, America’s then-fledgling space agency, was still finding its interstellar legs. And […]
An Advancement in Astrophysics
New radio camera at Green Bank is first of its kind[8:48 PM] WVU Today A critical advancement for astrophysics research led by a team of West Virginia University physics and […]
Navigating Space Junk
WVU engineer chosen for NASA Small Business Innovation Research program WVU Today Over the last six decades, space-faring nations have slowly, but surely, cluttered up the final frontier. A report […]
WVU robotics center gets $2 million from NASA
WVU Today A new space race is underway around the globe and the renewed interest in space exploration is trickling down to the Robotic Technology Center at West Virginia University […]
Space Triangle
Saturn (left) and Jupiter form a triangle with the moon over Monongalia County. Chief Photographer Ron Rittenhouse took this photograph Sunday, but the night of Wednesday, June 8 will be […]
