A globally recognized leader in astronomy at West Virginia University has been elected to one of the top scientific academies in the world. Duncan Lorimer, professor of […]
Tag: astronomy
Planetarium’s eclipse party captivated thousands of spectators, celebrated astronomy
A bustling crowd of astronomy enthusiasts and curious onlookers gathered on the WVU Mountainlair lawn Monday afternoon to witness the rare celestial event that has captivated North […]
West Virginia to witness once-in-a-lifetime celestial event
On Monday, hundreds of factors will perfectly align to create a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for inhabitants of the Mountain State. The moon will position itself between the Earth […]
Exploring Venus
WVU engineers create software for aerobots WVU Today Engineers at West Virginia University are propelling exploration forward by creating control software for a group of aerial robots […]
Uncovering some secrets of the sun
WVU Today West Virginia University physicists are uncovering secrets of the sun’s turbulent surface in the lab. A new study featured on the cover of the March […]
Green Bank Observatory goes beyond “little green men”
by Olivia Murray omurray@dominionpost.com The Green Bank Observatory — in Pocahontas County — has several projects underway that could help astronomers and researchers further understand our galaxy and […]
Researcher Tackles Mysteries of Dark Energy
Project to map out distribution of matter throughout universe WVU Today Though it makes up roughly 70 percent of the universe, dark energy is one of the […]
An Advancement in Astrophysics
New radio camera at Green Bank is first of its kind[8:48 PM] WVU Today A critical advancement for astrophysics research led by a team of West Virginia […]
Colliding neutron star sparks discovery
New information to better understand universe expansion WVU Today An important breakthrough in how we can understand dead star collisions and the expansion of the universe has […]
Team detects 5th radio burst
Scientists say it was found in a galaxy similar to our own For more than a decade, astronomers across the globe have wrestled with the perplexities of […]
