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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

The first direct visual evidence of the supermassive black hole in the center of Messier 87 and its shadow. The shadow of a 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. Credit: EHT Collaboration

Astronomy

The First Black Hole Image Is Here

April 11, 2019

Space Sciences

Female Scientists React Before—and After—NASA’s All-Women Spacewalk Was Canceled

April 3, 2019

Thomas Zurbuchen, addressing a crowd gathered at BU’s Barristers Hall, talked about NASA’s current and future space missions. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi

Space Sciences

If Traveling to Space Was as Easy as Traveling to Paris

December 18, 2018

NASA artistic rendering of the InSight Lander vehicle on the Mars surface.

Mars

Another Mars Landing! But What Now?

November 29, 2018

Gilliland Observatory

Space

Astronomy After Hours at the Museum of Science Tonight

July 6, 2018

Messier 1

Students

Lost in Space

April 23, 2018

BU astronomer Phil Muirhead assembled a list of red dwarf stars for the new NASA satellite TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) to target.

Space Sciences

Wanted: Red Dwarfs for NASA’s TESS Mission

April 18, 2018

Wen Li (from left), Anushya Chandran, and Jennifer Balakrishnan have received 2018 Sloan Research Fellowships.

Physics

Sloan Fellowships Go to BU Astronomer, Physicist, and Mathematician

March 21, 2018

Artistic rendering of Kepler-186f, a potentially habitable exoplanet

Astronomy

Looking for Extraterrestrial Life? Here’s a New Target

February 20, 2018

Looking for Extraterrestrial Life? Here’s a New Target