Physics and Astronomy Department
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These Whatcom scientists are working on NASA’s new Mars rover mission | When viewers on Earth see images from NASA’s Perseverance rover after it lands on Mars Thursday, Feb. 18, they’ll be looking at the Red Planet partly through the eyes of a Western Washington University… |
2021-02-16 | |
These Whatcom scientists are working on NASA’s new Mars rover mission | When viewers on Earth see images from NASA’s Perseverance rover after it lands on Mars Thursday, Feb. 18, they’ll be looking at the Red Planet partly through the eyes of a Western Washington University… |
2021-02-16 | |
A Wright Brothers moment on Mars will expand our cosmic perspective | Op-ed by Melissa Rice, associate professor of planetary science at Western and a member of NSAS's Curiosity rover and Perseverance rover science teams |
2021-02-08 | |
A Wright Brothers moment on Mars will expand our cosmic perspective | Op-ed by Melissa Rice, associate professor of planetary science at Western and a member of NSAS's Curiosity rover and Perseverance rover science teams |
2021-02-08 | |
Astronomers document the rise and fall of a rarely observed stellar dance | The sun is the only star in our system. But many of the points of light in our night sky are not as lonely. By some estimates, more than three-quarters of all stars exist as binaries — with one companion — or in even more complex relationships. Stars in close quarters can have dramatic impacts… |
2021-01-15 | |
Astronomers document the rise and fall of a rarely observed stellar dance | The sun is the only star in our system. But many of the points of light in our night sky are not as lonely. By some estimates, more than three-quarters of all stars exist as binaries — with one companion — or in even more complex relationships. Stars in close quarters can have dramatic impacts… |
2021-01-15 | |
Research Recap for Jan. 11 | 2021-01-11 | ||
Research Recap for Jan. 11 | 2021-01-11 | ||
NASA Curiosity rover investigates mysterious shiny Mars boulder | NASA's Curiosity rover is a science laboratory on wheels, but its team back on Earth relies on its "eyes" to point out unusual items of interest on Mars. The rover just spotted a conspicuous boulder in the distance that's worth a closer look.… |
2020-12-09 | |
NASA Curiosity rover investigates mysterious shiny Mars boulder | NASA's Curiosity rover is a science laboratory on wheels, but its team back on Earth relies on its "eyes" to point out unusual items of interest on Mars. The rover just spotted a conspicuous boulder in the distance that's worth a closer look.… |
2020-12-09 |