Nov 01 100 years of Mount Wilson’s 100-inch telescope, the first to discover the universe By Rashmi Shivni Happy 100th birthday to the 100-inch telescope, best known for being the first to see beyond our Milky Way galaxy. That’s right, it spotted the universe!… Continue reading
Oct 18 Watch 6:08 Witnessing the collision of two neutron stars is a ‘textbook changer.’ Here’s why By Miles O'Brien Astronomers witnessed for the first time ever a rare collision of two dense neutron stars. The discovery began with an instrument called LIGO, which won this year’s Nobel Prize for its discovery of gravitational waves once predicted by Albert Einstein. Continue watching
Oct 18 This Japanese ‘hidden figure’ enlightened the world with her sunspot sketches By Rashmi Shivni Hisako Koyama's lifelong passion for the glimmering sky and her meticulous sunspot drawings shaped the modern field of space weather. Continue reading
Oct 16 Neutron star collision offers new source of gravitational waves By Rashmi Shivni Astronomers have discovered a collision of neutron stars that released both a stream of gravitational waves and a flash of light, backing one of Einstein's theories. Continue reading
Aug 21 These photographs capture the eclipse as it crosses the continental U.S. By Julia Griffin For the first time in nearly a century, a total solar eclipse is casting a shadow from coast to coast and plunging millions of eager onlookers into temporary darkness. From the “first kiss” in Lincoln Beach, Oregon, to the final… Continue reading
Aug 19 An eclipse made this atheist photographer find God By Lesley McClurg, KQED Science Self-described 'shadow lovers' -- like photographer Mark Bender -- chase eclipses all over the globe, in part because they say the awe-inspiring experience is spiritual. Continue reading
Aug 16 Watch 5:40 Why this year’s total eclipse is a bright opportunity for science By Miles O'Brien A dazzling spectacle will grace the United States from coast to coast on Monday, when the moon passes between the sun and earth, climaxing with momentary darkness. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the science and what… Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch 4:50 Hunt for alien life zooms in on newly discovered solar system By PBS News Hour Astronomers have identified seven Earth-sized planets orbiting a star that's just a mere 230 trillion miles from our own planet, raising the tantalizing prospect of life in a solar system beyond our own. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien joins Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching
Dec 21 Watch 8:42 The sacred and the scientific clash on Hawaii’s Mauna Kea By PBS News Hour Over a thousand years ago, Polynesians followed the stars in the Mauna Kea sky on their path to Hawaii. Those stars are now of interest to astronomers, who believe the mountain's summit is the perfect spot to build a giant,… Continue watching
Dec 14 Watch 7:54 This sacred mountain is the focal point of a fight over a giant telescope By PBS News Hour Continue watching