Archived articles

Astronomy
Wave Hunters
Wave hunters
Published Spring 2016
Johns Hopkins astrophysicists seek to find out what happened after the Big Bang / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Large, dark planet illuminated by distant sun
Q+A
Does Planet Nine exist?
Published Jan 21, 2016
JHU planetary scientist Hal Weaver discusses new evidence suggesting a giant Planet Nine lurks beyond Pluto
Hubble space telescope image of supernova
Star bright
Split supernova images
Published March 11, 2015
Research team lead by JHU astronomer uses Hubble to view light from distant exploding star
Got DIBs?
Published Spring 2015
Hopkins astronomers produced this map of diffuse interstellar bands / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Milky Way rays
Space molecule mystery
Published Jan 8, 2015
Analysis of light of hundreds of thousands of space objects yields clues about century-old celestial puzzle
Light reading
Stardust mystery solved?
Published Aug 14, 2014
New Milky Way maps could give astronomers insight into interstellar material that causes dark bands in starlight
Zakamska wins Pierce Prize
Published Jan 28, 2014
She was honored for work focuses on the physical mechanisms that govern the appearance, evolution of galaxies
My view
Pinwheel in space
Published Jan-Feb 2014
After 22-plus years of stunning images, the Hubble Space Telescope continues to amaze and delight / Gazette
What a blast
Up, up and away
Published Nov 25, 2013
Johns Hopkins student-built rocket launches on mission to analyze what makes up Comet ISON
'Virtual telescope'
Published Nov 1, 2013
JHU astronomer awarded $9.5M to enable better access, usability of scientific data