Author: Erika K. Carlson

Human Spaceflight, Space Exploration

When the world celebrated America’s Moon mission

Cosmology, Exotic Objects

How the Event Horizon Telescope imaged an invisible black hole

Exoplanets, Science

Magnetic fields may be to blame for Jupiter’s skin-deep stripes

Science, Solar System

Meteorite Crystals Older than Earth Reveal Early Sun Secrets

Exotic Objects, Science

How We Discovered the Black Hole at the Center of Our Galaxy

Science, Solar System

Jupiter’s Got Twelve New Moons — One is a Bit of a Problem Child

Exotic Objects, Science

Blazars explained

Human Spaceflight, Space Exploration

Using Sunlight To Make Spaceship Fuel And Breathable Air

Exotic Objects, Science, Stars

Astronomers Catch a Black Hole Devouring Star