The evolution of sand
It is omnipresent in our community. It cannot be escaped. On the streets, on your feets and in your sheets. In your car and your...
Kyle Stock
Solar system geometry on display with spectacular eclipse
The geometry of the solar system reveals itself in the coming weeks. On May 20, the Earth, sun and moon will align during the day,...
Our sun is created from materials of first-generation stars
Every atom in our bodies was created inside a star. We are all star stuff! Stars form when gargantuan clouds of hydrogen, called nebula, collapse...
Studying the mysterious impact the moon has on Earth
What do you see when you look up at the full moon? A face? A rabbit? A spotted gray, a glowing circle? Or do you...
Looking at that incredible substance we know as water
Dihydrogen Monoxide covers 71 percent of the Earth’s surface and drives our climate. It can melt mountains and cut serpentine holes through Earth’s crust. It...