Inside Our Awakening Universe
November 17, 2017
John F. Haught— Scientists now know that the universe is a story still unfolding. Geology, biology, cosmology, and other sciences have demonstrated that our Big Bang universe is almost 14… READ MORE
Tag: cosmology
The Most Important Fact
October 15, 2017
John Gribbin— The Universe began. The origin of everything we see about us – stars, planets, galaxies, people – can be traced back to a definite moment in time, 13.8… READ MORE
Credit and Collaboration in Cutting-Edge Cosmology
May 26, 2017
Priyamvada Natarajan— Rather unusually, the team leaders who led the observational efforts that discovered dark energy were awarded the Nobel Prize in 2009 for a discovery from 1998, a rather… READ MORE
Finding Solace in the Cosmos
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David Bercovici— I was born in 1960, and by the time I decided I wanted to be a scientist at the young age of 12, the Vietnam War had been… READ MORE
Vera Rubin and the Discovery of Dark Matter
December 20, 2016
James Owen Weatherall— When Vera Rubin was first invited to use the telescope at the Palomar Observatory, in the mountains outside San Diego, the form she was asked to fill… READ MORE
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