Her Campus at SJSU
The Science & Stories Behind the Winter Solstice
The first day of the winter season suspends us in darkness just a little bit longer than the days before and after, lending us the shortest day and coldest...
Her Campus at KU
The Drake Equation Explained: Are We Alone in the Universe?
The Drake equation is an astronomical equation to evaluate how likely it is that there are other advanced civilizations in our galaxy that could communicate with us. Let's explore...
Her Campus at Gettysburg
Cool Facts I Learned in my Astronomy Class!
As and English and music major, let's just say taking Astronomy 101 was not how I thought I would be spending part of my spring semester. Here are some...
Her Campus at Vassar
The Legacy Of Vera Rubin: Pioneering Women In Astronomy
I first learned about Vera Cooper Rubin in my Astronomy-105 class, Stars/Galaxies/Cosmology, last semester with Professor Alyssa Sokol. Her extraordinary achievements in a male-dominated field have inspired me as...
Her Campus at UC Berkeley
MY WINDOW
Every night before I turn over to my right side and pull my blankets over my shoulder, I look out my apartment window at the night sky.
Her Campus at UCD
Recognizing Women: Valentina Tereshkova, Mae Jemison, and Mary W. Jackson
Over the past several decades, space research and exploration has improved not only in how we can better understand our universe but also in the diversity of who can...
Her Campus at FSU
The Universe in Your Backyard: 4 Places to Stargaze for FSU Astronomy Lovers
To all the Noles who long for stargazing!
Her Campus at McMaster
The Universe in an Atom Theory
"Imagine every atom in existence, is a mini universe of its own…so really, we could be made up of billions of these types of mini universes."
Her Campus at CU Boulder
Don’t Panic, It’s Just Mercury Retrograde!
Mercury retrograde—an astronomical phenomenon that sparks fear in many and elicits sarcastic jokes and eye rolls from others. But what is it really?
