With federal funding under review, the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, home to a telescope 305 meters in diameter that contributes significantly to both radio and radar astronomy, could face major budget cuts that could threaten its future. If the telescope were to lose funding, schools such as Hillsdale College could be prevented from using...
Millions of people across the country traveled to get a prime view of the solar eclipse as its path stretched across the continental United States Aug. 21. In addition to the visual spectacle of the moon crossing in front of the sun, solar eclipses offer unique insight into solar activity and its effects on Earth....
He couldn’t use a cell phone or Wi-Fi, but a workshop in West Virginia allowed senior Daniel Halmrast to stand 400 feet off the ground on the radio telescope he had controlled from the basement of Strosacker Science Center. “The trip far exceeded my expectations,” Halmrast said. “I think the coolest thing was they let...
In Green Bank, West Virginia, cell phones don’t work. There is no AM or FM radio or wireless devices of any kind. The town uses landlines and cables for internet and telephone. That is because, in this “radio quiet zone,” the world’s largest movable land object rests. Amidst farms and forested hills, a massive white...
Four students and Assistant Professor of Physics Tim Dolch celebrated the General Theory of Relativity’s 100th anniversary at Northwestern University Oct. 1. The Midwest Relativity Meeting commemorated the benchmark of Albert Einstein’s theory through presentations from authors and professors familiar with the subject. Junior Michael Tripepi said his favorite lecture was the keynote address, which...