Oct. 26: Tools to explore universe, help Earth, mark topic of physics talk
Harvard University physicist to present free lecture at Webster Hall on “Quantum tools to explore the universe … and help life on Earth.”
Astronomy
Mysteries from the moon’s past
While the moon is uninhabitable today, there could have been simple life forms on its surface in the distant past.
Plump, colorful ‘strawberry moon’ to light up sky this week
‘Strawberry moon’ will greet sky watchers across the Pacific Northwest Wednesday night.
Eclipse to cast ‘deep’ shadow across southern Washington state
By Linda Weiford, WSU News PULLMAN, Wash. – Parts of Washington state will be treated to an extraordinary show during what NASA is calling the “Great American Eclipse” on Aug. 21, even though the sun won’t completely disappear.
Meteor ‘outburst’ lights up skies over the Palouse
By Linda Weiford, WSU News PULLMAN, Wash. – The Palouse offered some of the best seats in the house for stargazers during the recent Perseid meteor shower. The convergence of warm temperatures, cloudless skies and scant light pollution made for prime viewing.
If life can make it here, it can make it anywhere
By Will Ferguson, College of Arts & Sciences PULLMAN, Wash. – If the origin of life is common on other worlds, the universe should be a cosmic zoo full of complex multicellular organisms.
Rare display of five planets aligned in our skies
By Linda Weiford, WSU News PULLMAN, Wash. – In an unusual celestial show, five planets all at once and visible to the naked eye have begun a nightly parade over the Pacific Northwest.