
Ask A Spaceman Archive


Apr 4th: Why is the Higgs boson important? (Part 2)

Mar 21st: Why is the Higgs Boson important? (Part 1)

Mar 7th: What has New Horizons learned about Pluto?

Feb 21st: What’s up with Saturn’s rings?
How (and when) did the rings of Saturn form? How are we to understand the complex systems of rings and gaps?

Feb 7th: What were the most clever experiments of all time?

Jan 17th: Why are Kepler’s Laws important?
Why are Kepler’s Laws important? What was Kepler trying to understand? What connection did Kepler think he was making?

Jan 3rd: What’s the universe made of?
What’s the universe made of? How is this connected to its age? What’s the connection between dark matter and dark energy?

Dec 20th: How to describe astronomy to the blind?
