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Universe Update
News from Morrison Planetarium and beyond
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Is climate change inevitable for intelligent civilizations? If so, what can we do about it?
CTIO and Las Campanas explore the very distant past, while Gemini South looks forward, with much patience.
Dr. Feryal Ozel discusses black holes and the Event Horizon Telescope.
Latest News
Brown dwarfs aren't quite stars, but they're also not planets. So what are they?
Dr. Travis Rector talks about the process and result of photographing the cosmos.
Dr. Jackie Faherty discusses the importance of sharing astronomical discoveries with everyone.
The latest from Chilean observatories includes lessons learned from dwarf galaxies about galactic cannibalism.
Astrophysicist Katherine Freese describes mysterious dark matter how she became interested in the subject.
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The next generation of telescopes in Chile will vastly increase our understanding of the cosmos.
What's the size of San Francisco, but has 1.5 times the mass of our sun? Dr. Shami Chatterjee has the answer!
Dr. Kimberly Ennico Smith has a unique job at NASA. She either destroys things or works to reveal the unseen.
Dr. Priya Natarajan shares how she maps the things we cannot see: dark matter, black holes, and more.
Astronomer Nick Cowan takes us through the galaxy discovering extra solar planets or exoplanets.
How did a temperamental neutron star punch above its weight class and surprise astronomers?
