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Tag Archives: Very Large Telescope

Credit: ESO/MPE/Marc Schartmann
Featured Articles, Nature

Why galactic collisions failed to produce immediate fireworks

Link July 22, 2014 Ron Cowen

Why galactic collisions failed to produce immediate fireworks

astronomyAvi Loebblack holesEuropean Southern ObservatoryG1G2James Guillochonsagittarius asciencespaceStefan GillessentelescopesVery Large Telescope
SN 2010jl is the large white spot at the top. Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/RCA CA/P.Chandra et al); Optical: NASA/STScI
Featured Articles, Nature

A dusty tale: supernovas provide the dirt

Link July 9, 2014 Ron Cowen

A dusty tale: supernovas provide the dirt

astronomyastrophysicsChrista GallscienceSN 2010jlspacesupernovaetelescopesuniverseVery Large Telescope
Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center/F. Reddy
Featured Articles, Nature

First measurement of the spin of a planet beyond the solar system

Link April 30, 2014 Ron Cowen

First measurement of the spin of a planet beyond the solar system

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Science Writer

Ron Cowen

Award-winning science writer with a passionate interest in the intersection of popular culture and the physical sciences. Articles include features and news stories on the earliest known recorded sounds, an essay on Hubble Space Telescope photography and evidence suggesting the universe is a hologram.

Dubbed “the scoop machine,” by the Knight Science Journalism Tracker, Ron has been published in National Geographic, Nature, The New York Times, Science, Science News, Scientific American, and US News & World Report.

To get in touch with Ron, email him at roncowen [at] msn.com.