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Thick haze from wildfire smoke in New England is shown hanging over the Boston skyline as viewed from Fenway Park.
Climate Science

Wildfire Smoke in New England Is “Pretty Severe from Public Health Perspective”

July 27, 2021
Supernova Shrapnel

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

July 8, 2021
An aerial view of a forest
Climate Change

Northern Forest Fires Could Accelerate Climate Change

April 29, 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
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
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
Rows of green plants grow in sunlight
Greenhouse Gases

As Our Planet Gets Greener, Plants Are Slowing Global Warming

January 29, 2020
View from behind the International Space Station with the planet Earth on the horizon.
Chemistry

Out-of-This-World Chemistry

October 23, 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
satellite image of Boston, MA
Ecology

Orbiting NASA Instrument to Examine Boston’s Carbon Emissions, Plant Life

May 14, 2019

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