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Author: Paul Sutter

Paul M. Sutter is a theoretical cosmologist, award-winning science communicator, NASA advisor, U.S. Cultural Ambassador, and a globally recognized leader in the intersection of art and science. Paul is a research professor at the Institute for Advanced Computational Science at Stony Brook University and a visiting professor at Barnard College, Columbia University.
Cosmology, Science

Will we ever figure out how to defy gravity?

The Earn and Moon, seen from the International Space Station. Credit: NASA Earth Observatory
Science

Earth and the Moon are proportional partners, and that might be rare

A telescope scans the sky in search of signals sent from advanced alien civilizations in this artist's concept. Credit: paulista/Shutterstock.
Alien Life, Science

Are we visible to alien astronomers? This study makes the case

An artist’s illustration of the black hole Cygnus X-1. Credit: NASA/CXC/M.Weiss
Exotic Objects, Science

Black holes, explained by an astrophysicist

Kepler-1520b, one known dissolving exoplanet, is pictured here in artist's conception of how it might look. Credit: NASA.
Exoplanets, Science

Dissolving exoplanets flash their ‘guts’ to reveal a hidden side

The Aurora, as seen from Earth.
Science, Solar System

Prehistoric trees hint an immense solar storm hit Earth 14,300 years ago

The Wok the Hydrogen (WOK) radio telescope provides 24 inches (61 centimeters) of aperture and happens to be the perfect shape for capturing the 21-cm radio emissions of neutral hydrogen.
Telescopes and Equipment

Wok-way to the stars: Radio astronomy with kitchen gear

Cosmology, Galaxies

Galaxies in JWST’s mirror are closer than they appear

Robotic Spaceflight, Solar System

What Cassini taught us about Saturn

star-forming region S106
Alien Life, Cosmology

Is our universe tuned for life?

Hubble Space Telescope deep field of galaxies
Cosmology

Is the universe twice as old as we thought?

Exoplanets, Science

Planet-killer stars can vaporize the rocky worlds around them

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