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Astronomy

A theoretical image depicting a young star, the yellow ball in the center, eating up gas and dust particles of a protoplanetary disk, which is represented by green material surrounding the bright star. Colored lines represent the direction of the magnetic field that connects the star to the protoplanetary disk—blue represents the magnetic field moving toward Earth, red is moving away, and other colors represent directions in between.

Astronomy

What Can a Young Star Teach Us about the Birth of Our Planet, Sun, and Solar System?

September 1, 2021

Space

Janet Petro Is First Woman to Lead NASA’s Kennedy Space Center

July 16, 2021

Supernova Shrapnel

Why Is This Weird, Metallic Star Hurtling Out of the Milky Way?

July 8, 2021

Black and white image from video provided by the Department of Defense labelled Gimbal, from 2015, an unexplained object is seen at center as it is tracked as it soars high along the clouds, traveling against the wind. Numbers in white are seen around the edge of the image.

unidentified objects

Are UFOs Visitors from Space? Government Report Won’t Rule It Out

June 11, 2021

Gif of the helicopter recently flown on Mars by NASA. The small, drone-like option is surrounded by red dirt and rocks as its propellors spin.

Rhetoric

Manned Missions. Conquering Space. The Problem with Space Lingo

April 26, 2021

A photo of the LEXI telescope in front of a full moon. A video play button is overlayed.

Space Sciences

BU-Made Telescope Going to the Moon in 2023

April 12, 2021

High-resolution rendered image of the Serpens South star cluster and the molecular cloud surrounding it.

Star Formation

Gazing into Magnetized Interstellar Clouds to Understand How Stars Are Born

September 1, 2020

The rocket carrying mini-sensors developed by BU students on the launch pad in New Zealand before liftoff

Space

University’s Student-Built Satellites Blast into Space after Years of Delays

June 17, 2020

A photo of a spiral galaxy

Astrophysics

Could the Distribution of Galaxies Reveal the Universe’s Invisible Web of Dark Matter?

June 4, 2020

An illustration of the heliosphere

Space Physics

Reimagining Our Solar System’s Protective Bubble, the Heliosphere

March 16, 2020

Image of white blocks on a bright red background; blocks say February 29.

Astronomy

The Science behind Leap Year

February 28, 2020

A portrait photo of Merav Opher, a Boston University College of Arts & Sciences associate professor of astronomy.

Space Sciences

Visualizing the Heliosphere, Our Solar System’s Protective Bubble

February 21, 2020

The first direct visual evidence of the supermassive black hole in the center of Messier 87 (M87) and its shadow. The shadow of the black hole seen here is the closest we can come to an image of the black hole itself, a completely dark object from which light cannot escape

Research that Rocks

12 Breakthroughs That Wowed Us in 2019

December 19, 2019

Portrait of Dani LeBlanc in the Hayden Planetarium

Science & Technology

Does Stargazing Alum Dani LeBlanc Have the Coolest Job in Boston?

October 28, 2019

Scientific illustration showing Earth's magnetic field deflecting solar winds from the sun.

Accolades

Meet BU’s Six CAREER Award Recipients

October 22, 2019

A man gazes through a telescope at the Judson B. Coit Observatory

Astronomy

Behind the Scenes at BU: Coit Observatory

October 2, 2019

The observatory dome

Astronomy

The Secret History of BU’s PRB Observatory and the Telescope It Was Built to House

September 30, 2019

Professor Steven Ahlen and Sif Operations Manager Heitor Maturate with Ahlen's component for Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI)

Science & Technology

Behind the Scenes at BU: Scientific Instrument Facility

September 26, 2019

Space

As the World Marks the 50th Anniversary of Man’s Landing on the Moon, BU Scientists Ponder the Next Big Space Discoveries

July 18, 2019

Brian Walsh of the Boston University Center for Space Physics works on the LEXI x-ray imager in his lab

Space Sciences

A BU X-ray Instrument Is Heading to the Moon

July 2, 2019

A BU X-ray Instrument Is Heading to the Moon