The invisible glue of the universe
Stacy Kim models dwarf galaxies to learn more about dark matter, the mysterious celestial substance that “literally holds us all together.”
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Stacy Kim models dwarf galaxies to learn more about dark matter, the mysterious celestial substance that “literally holds us all together.”
Studying how far we can go to understand the fundamental structure of the universe is just one of the ways Mount Holyoke College Assistant Professor of Physics Supraja Balasubramanian aims to expand the boundaries of our knowledge.
After a three-year setback, Mount Holyoke College professor M. Darby Dyar can breathe a sigh of relief as NASA has resurrected its VERITAS mission to Venus.
Mount Holyoke College Visiting Professor of Astronomy and Director of the Williston Observatory Thomas Burbine was interviewed in The Wall Street Journal about the scientific impact of the sample.
Darby Dyar, Mount Holyoke College Kennedy-Schelkunoff Professor of Astronomy, was part of a team that solved a nearly century-old mystery of “Blood Falls” in Antarctica.
NASA’s Veritas mission to explore Venus has been put on hold for three years — and Mount Holyoke professor Darby Dyar isn’t happy about it.
New evidence from old pictures has reignited the search for volcanism on Venus, but the VERITAS mission is expected to reveal the truth, says Mount Holyoke’s Darby Dyar.
Mount Holyoke College’s Darby Dyar explains the enduring mystery of Earth’s unusual moon.
New research hints at planetary chaos in some solar systems, which may be incompatible with life, according to Mount Holyoke’s Thomas Burbine.
Mount Holyoke astronomer Darby Dyar is among the planetary scientists who will lead NASA’s new mission to explore the surface of Earth’s fiery twin.