End of an Era
I wrote about the end of the space shuttle program for Science News for Kids. Here’s the whole story.
astronomy
The Dark Side of the Universe
I wrote this feature about dark matter and dark energy for Science News for Kids. Read the whole story here. Photo credit: NASA, ESA, and Dan Coe
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Planets with screwy orbits
Ever since astronomers started finding planets orbiting other stars, they have been learning just how rich and peculiar the cosmos can be. Recent observations. add yet another head-scratcher: giant gas planets that circle their stars on wildly tilted orbits or go around the wrong way altogether. Read all about it in this article from Discover, which
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