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Author: Jake Parks

Jake Parks’ fascination with astronomy began way back when he was seven years old. This is when his parents bought him his first astronomy book, I Wonder Why Stars Twinkle and Other Questions About Space. Since then, he has sought out every bit of astronomical news he can get his hands on. Though Jake initially started his undergraduate career at Ohio State University majoring in architecture, within a year, he had switched his major to astronomy and physics with a minor in professional writing. After graduation, Jake lucked into a short-term position as a temporary lecturer in the Department of Physics at Ohio State before moving to Madison to work in the healthcare industry for a time. But eventually, Jake’s passion for astronomy drew him back in, and he enrolled in a science journalism graduate program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. After earning his master’s degree, Jake worked part-time in the Department of Astronomy at UW-Madison as a science writer. In his free time, Jake can likely be found playing guitar, video games, or tag with his dog Maggie. Jake also considers himself addicted to good television.
Cosmology, Galaxies

Astronomers can’t agree on galaxies without dark matter

Cosmology, Exotic Objects, Stars

Dark stars: The seeds of supermassive black holes?

Exoplanets, Planets, Solar System

Ploonets: When a planet’s moon goes rogue

Cosmology, Exotic Objects

What are intermediate-mass black holes?

Cosmology, Galaxies, Milky Way

The Milky Way still bears scars from a collision with a ghostly galaxy

Cosmology, Milky Way, Stars

Dark matter may have punched a hole in the Milky Way

Stars, The Sun

Powerful superflares could pose a threat to Earth

Human Spaceflight, The Moon

Moon Village: Humanity’s first step toward a lunar colony?

Human Spaceflight, Robotic Spaceflight, The Moon

Exploring the Moon: China’s Chang’e missions

Human Spaceflight, The Moon

The global race to return to the Moon

Robotic Spaceflight

The NASA robots scouting out the Moon

Deep-Sky Objects, Galaxies

Hubble spies “Two-Face” galaxy that suffered a glancing blow

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