Trump's NASA Chief Changed His Mind on Climate Change. He Is a Scientific Hero. By Ross Pomeroy published 12 June 18 Bridenstine has also backed up his rhetoric with vocal support for NASA's climate missions, which have been threatened under a Trump presidency.
How Anti-Religious Bias Prevented Scientists from Accepting the Big Bang By Ross Pomeroy published 16 May 18 Today, the Big Bang model of cosmology is pretty much taken for Gospel, and for good reason.
We'll Never Know For Sure How Everything Began By Ross Pomeroy published 25 April 18 Roughly 13.8 billion years ago, the Universe as we know it expanded from an infinitely hot and dense singularity in space and time.
When an English Lit Major Tried to School Isaac Asimov By Ross Pomeroy published 25 April 18 Celebrated science fiction author Isaac Asimov is as legendary as the stories he crafted.
What the Media Can Learn from Physics and Cosmology By Ross Pomeroy published 8 March 18 Last week, astronomers from Arizona State University and MIT announced that they had detected light from the Universe's "Cosmic Dawn."
Is Einstein's 'Theory of Happiness' as Successful as General Relativity? By Ross Pomeroy published 30 November 17 Seven years after Einstein formulated general relativity, he also proffered another theory describing his recipe for happiness.
The Worst Theoretical Prediction in the History of Physics By Ross Pomeroy published 30 November 17 When it comes to scientifically mysterious concepts that begin with the word "dark," dark matter attracts most of the public attention.
How Would We Talk to Aliens? By Ross Pomeroy published 12 October 17 The search for extraterrestrials has gone on long before the SETI Institute was founded in 1984.
Could StarTram Revolutionize Space Travel? By Ross Pomeroy published 6 October 17 In 2001, James Powell teamed up with George Maise, an aeronautical engineer and 23-year veteran of Brookhaven National Laboratory, to put forth an idea to revolutionize space launches: StarTram.
What Does Space Look Like Under a Microscope? By Ross Pomeroy published 4 September 17 Look at space under a microscope and what do you see? Nothing.
How to Build a Dyson Swarm By Ross Pomeroy published 4 September 17 To anyone infatuated with science fiction, a Dyson sphere might be the Holy Grail.
The Amazing Fate of the First Stars By Ross Pomeroy published 29 June 17 Sagittarius A*, a supermassive black hole at the heart of our galaxy, may be the blackened husk of some of the first stars in the universe.
Why Is the Speed of Light So Slow? By Ross Pomeroy published 19 June 17 In 2015, a team of Scottish scientists announced they had found a way to slow the speed of light. By sending photons through a special mask, the researchers altered their shape.
12 Possible Reasons We Haven't Found Aliens By Ross Pomeroy published 13 June 17 Aliens should be common but there is no convincing evidence they exist.
Why Occam's Razor Doesn't Apply to Physics By Ross Pomeroy published 23 May 17 According to astrophysicist and educator Ethan Siegel, this modus operandi of Occam's razor does not often suit the complicated world of physics.
Rethinking Critical Thinking With the Help of Carl Sagan By Ross Pomeroy published 16 May 17 When two-thirds of them believe that Bigfoot exists, and students of all ages have a "dismaying" inability to tell fake news from real news, it's obvious that critical thinking education is failing.
Why Space Travel Can Be Absolutely Disgusting By Ross Pomeroy published 15 March 17 NASA's requirements for becoming an astronaut are stringent, but not overly daunting.
How Scientists Collected a Piece of the Sun By Ross Pomeroy published 14 March 17 Our mighty sun bathes Earth in a tender glow. Reach overhead on a cloud-free, summer day, and it almost feels like you can catch a few of its caressing rays.
