by Craig Holman Those spectacular pictures of galaxies forming at a time very near the origin of the universe from the James Webb Space Telescope came at […]
Tag: outerspace
Mystery of the black hole
When I first learned about black holes, I was 7 or 8 years old. They scared me so much that I genuinely thought a black hole would […]
Gov.’t can fund SpaceX but not infrastructure?
There’s a fine line between a public-private partnership and a government handout. A private-public partnership would be akin to the West Virginia Legislature approving $37 million in […]
New Space Age hampered by old tech
by Andrew Holland and Stephane Lintner The world is entering an exciting new Space Age. Where once the superpowers competed in a space race to the moon, […]
A mission to Mars — by way of Marion County
Almost heaven … definitely Mars. NASA’s “Perseverance” rover successfully touched down on The Red Planet’s surface Thursday afternoon. The space agency is now hoping for an equally […]
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 […]
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 […]
Navigating Space Junk
WVU engineer chosen for NASA Small Business Innovation Research program WVU Today Over the last six decades, space-faring nations have slowly, but surely, cluttered up the final […]
WVU robotics center gets $2 million from NASA
WVU Today A new space race is underway around the globe and the renewed interest in space exploration is trickling down to the Robotic Technology Center at […]