Written in the Stars: How a BU Undergrad Rediscovered Her Passion for Space Science
Astrophysics student Ariyana Bonab has studied the composition of 54,000 white dwarf stars– but she almost gave up the subject.
The Solar System May Have Passed through Dense Interstellar Cloud, Altering Earth’s Climate
In a new BU-led paper, astrophysicists calculate the likelihood that Earth was exposed to cold, harsh interstellar clouds, a phenomenon not previously considered in geologic climate models
Explain This! How Do Planets Form?
In this episode of The Brink’s podcast, we take a trip into space and our solar system with BU astrophysicist Catherine Espaillat, who teaches us about protoplanetary disks, baby stars, and planets
Stunning New Image Shows Black Hole’s Immensely Powerful Magnetic Field
BU researchers, part of international black hole collaboration, explain image of supermassive cosmic object at the center of the Milky Way
Brian Walsh’s LEXI Telescope Heading to the Moon
Last week (3/6/24), Associate Professor Brian Walsh hosted a meet-and-greet for their Lunar Environment heliospheric X-ray Imager (LEXI), an x-ray telescope which will be going to the moon in one of three planned trips through NASA’s SpaceX program. Over the course of the last fifteen years, Professor Walsh et al. have focused their efforts on creating this novel […]
Three BU Scholars Receive 2024 Sloan Research Fellowships
The awards will help advance research on lung disease, mosquitoes, and solar storms
BU Astronomer Wins Department of Energy Early Career Research Award
Chuanfei Dong’s study of plasma could help answer questions about solar flares, life on other planets, the history of Mars, and carbon-free fusion energy
These BU Researchers Were Just Named AAAS Fellows
“Standout individuals” honored for advancing our knowledge of birth of planets, imaging and microscopy, and organic semiconductors
BU Astrophysicist Joins NASA Team to Study UFOs
Over the next nine months, Joshua Semeter will study footage of unidentified flying objects to help figure out their origin
Seven BU Latinx Researchers Making a Difference
From social work to astronomy to the law, these leaders are pushing scientific and scholarly boundaries—and lifting up the next generation of Latinx academics