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Category: Astronomy and Astrophysics

Scistarter logo in front of a photo of the moon. Astronomy and Astrophysics SciStarter Blog 

Observe the Moon Night On October 1!

September 30, 2022September 28, 2022 Science Connectedastronomy, citizen science

From surveying the Moon to listening in on Jupiter’s radio waves, these celestial citizen science projects will take you out of this world.

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The Secret Lives of the Elements, Review Astronomy and Astrophysics Book Reviews Chemistry Physics 

The Secret Lives of the Elements

April 20, 2022April 17, 2022 Science Connectedelements

The Secret Lives of the Elements by Dr. Kathryn Harkup was released in the UK in October 2021. It’s reviewed for you by Steven Spence.

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The Science and Spirit of the Winter Solstice Astronomy and Astrophysics 

The Science and Spirit of the Winter Solstice

December 16, 2021December 16, 2021 Science Connectedearth science, seasons, solstice

Learn about the winter solstice! Find out what it is and why it has been celebrated by human civilizations since time immemorial.

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aurora Astronomy and Astrophysics Nature Photography Physics 

Photographing the Northern Lights in Iceland

September 22, 2021September 22, 2021 Science Connectedaurora, Photography, travel

Find out how photographer Steven Spence chased the aurora borealis, or Northern Lights in Iceland and got some fantastic photos.

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Aurora Borealis (Photo courtesy of Antti Pietikianen and www.theaurorazone.com) Astronomy and Astrophysics Science and Art 

All about the Aurora

August 11, 2021March 15, 2022 Science Connectedaurora, aurora borealis, Photography

A roundup of articles all about the amazing Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights. Find out what causes them and where to see them.

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Debunking the aurora myth: What actually causes an aurora? Astronomy and Astrophysics 

Debunking the aurora myth: What causes an aurora?

August 10, 2021August 23, 2021 Science Connectedsolar wind

Why do we see aurora at night? Considering only the solar wind is not enough to understand auroras. We need to explore also other factors.

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Astronomy and Astrophysics SciStarter Blog 

Citizen Scientists Find Exoplanets with NASA’s TESS Spacecraft

July 9, 2021December 13, 2021 Science Connectedspace, space exploration

The space agency is asking citizen scientists to help hunt exoplanets in the vast trove of images gathered by TESS, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite.

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Where do heavy elements come from? Astronomy and Astrophysics There Be Dragons Everywhere 

Elements, Heavy Metal, and the Death of Stars

June 7, 2021April 20, 2022 Steven Spenceelements, stars

Part Three of Baking an Apple Pie from Scratch (figuratively) explains how stars create heavy elements with more Protons than Iron.

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The early universe, forged in the hearts of stars Astronomy and Astrophysics There Be Dragons Everywhere 

Forged in the Hearts of Stars

May 28, 2021June 21, 2021 Steven Spenceearly universe, elements, stars

Steven Spence, Part Two of Baking an Apple Pie from Scratch (figuratively). Let’s contemplate the early universe and the elements forged in the hearts of stars.

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The Quark Gluon Plasma Soup: Did a supernova explosion cause this mass extinction? Astronomy and Astrophysics Physics There Be Dragons Everywhere 

Neutrons, the Early Universe, and Apple Pie

May 27, 2021April 20, 2022 Steven Spenceearly universe, elements, origins of life, stars

Steven Spence contemplates neurons, the early universe, and the origins of the ingredients for the quark-gluon plasma soup, and apple pie.

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Spotlight: Environment

A wheat field in the Mpika District, Muchinga Province, Zambia, showing symptoms of wheat blast during the outbreak of March 2018. Credit: Batiseba Tembo, Zambia Agriculture Research Institute; license CC by 4.0 Biology Botany Ecology Environment 

Genomics Takes On Crop Disease

June 6, 2023June 6, 2023 Science Connectedagriculture, crops, ecology, environment, genome, pathogens, plants
Genomics opens the way for scientists to track where and which plants are affected most by rapidly spreading pathogens.
Earth Day 2020 Environment 

Earth Day: Get Informed, Get Involved

April 21, 2023April 21, 2023 Science Connectedenvironmental health
Earth Day is celebrated every year on April 22. Learn more and find out how to get involved in an Earth...
A stream filling a glass of water. Water quality may be headed for a rise as scientists work to develop new technology that uses bacteria to detect harmful heavy metals in water.

Water Quality Monitoring by Bacterial Biosensors

March 20, 2023March 14, 2023 Science Connectedbacteria, heavy metals, water contamination, water pollution, water testing
People putting plastic bottles in recycling bin.

Bacteria Has Natural Capacity to Recycle Plastics

March 10, 2023March 9, 2023 Science Connectedbacteria, plastic pollution, recycling
Researchers have developed a recycling system that can transform plastic waste and greenhouse gases into sustainable fuels and other valuable products–using just the energy from the sun. Image credit: University of Cambridge

Sunlight Powers Recycling of Carbon Dioxide and Plastic

February 15, 2023February 14, 2023 Science Connectedbiofuel, carbon dioxide, plastic pollution, recycling, solar power
Brown algae are particularly widespread on rocky shores in temperate and cold latitudes and there absorb large amounts of carbon dioxide from the air worldwide. Credit: Hagen Buck-Wiese/Max Planck Institute For Marine Microbiology

How Brown Algae Mucus Combats Carbon Dioxide

February 10, 2023February 14, 2023 Science Connectedalgae, carbon dioxide, carbon fixing, climate change, seawater
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