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Starts With A Bang!
Apr 3
How ground-based astronomers overcome Earth’s atmosphere
Lasers, mirrors, and computational advances…
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Ethan Siegel
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Starts With A Bang!
Jan 19, 2023
No atmosphere found on JWST’s first Earth-sized exoplanet
JWST just found its first transiting…
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Ethan Siegel
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Starts With A Bang!
Nov 24, 2021
The “airless” Moon really does have an atmosphere, after all
We once thought the Moon was completely…
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Ethan Siegel
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Starts With A Bang!
Sep 28, 2020
A Giant Leap Towards Defeating Astronomy’s Greatest Enemy: Earth’s Atmosphere
Telescopes from the…
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Ethan Siegel
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May 9, 2020
Ask Ethan: What Caused This Remarkable ‘Sun Pillar’ Shortly After Sunrise?
They say that seein’ is…
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Ethan Siegel
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Starts With A Bang!
Jul 29, 2019
Why Does Mars Appear To Have Smoke Plumes In Its Atmosphere?
It’s not volcanic activity, and it’s…
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Ethan Siegel
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Starts With A Bang!
Jan 23, 2018
Do Earth-Sized Planets Around Other Stars Have Atmospheres? James Webb Will Find Out!
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Ethan Siegel
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Nov 22, 2017
Pluto’s Mysteriously Cool Atmosphere Might Hold The Key To Fighting Global Warming
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Starts With A Bang!
Jun 19, 2017
Unique ‘sideways tornadoes’ shaped the surface of Mars, new study shows
Add sideways tornadoes to the…
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