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Minnesota helps discover a galaxy cluster far, far away: BTN LiveBIG
Minnesota helps discover a galaxy cluster far, far away: BTN LiveBIG
Ever hear of the Radio Galaxy Zoo Project?
BTN LiveBIG: Best of … Ohio State
BTN LiveBIG: Best of … Ohio State
Bold. Brilliant. Benevolent. Or, in a word, Buckeyes. [btn-post-package]Across the country, people often think ?sports powerhouse? when they think of The Ohio State University. And make no mistake: The school?s earned that reputation by winning the first-ever playoff for the college football national championship last year and turning in several outstanding performances on the gridiron […]
BTN LiveBIG: Purdue Space Day aims to inspire astronauts of tomorrow
BTN LiveBIG: Purdue Space Day aims to inspire astronauts of tomorrow
Every fall, hundreds of elementary and middle school students flock to West Lafayette, Ind., for a fun-filled day of launching water rockets, experimenting with mini Mars rovers and learning about what lies beyond Earth?s atmosphere. Purdue Space Day (PSD) originated in November 1996. At that event, Boilermaker alumnus astronauts Greg Harbaugh and Don Williams spoke […]
BTN LiveBIG: Ohio State astronomers track a 'super' spectacle in space
BTN LiveBIG: Ohio State astronomers track a 'super' spectacle in space
It was a discovery of epic proportions - so much so that the people who saw it had to pull examples from science fiction in order to describe it. Ohio State astronomy professor Krzysztof Stanek and his colleagues were recently the first to observe what could be the largest supernova ever viewed from Earth. To […]
BTN LiveBIG: Iowa grad student attempts to unravel secrets of the universe
BTN LiveBIG: Iowa grad student attempts to unravel secrets of the universe
Space: The Final Frontier. That iconic phrase opened every episode of the original Star Trek series, which featured a team of intrepid space explorers that included the colorful, quotable Dr. Leonard ?Bones? McCoy. Today, another McCoy is exploring new parts of outer space, even if he?s not actually going there. That would be Jake McCoy, […]
BTN LiveBIG: Purdue students take a giant leap in NASA competition
BTN LiveBIG: Purdue students take a giant leap in NASA competition
At Purdue University, there are all kinds of clubs and organizations for students, ranging from bass fishing to hip-hop dance. But what if you?re interested in, say, building a robot that mines moon rocks? Now, the university has that covered too. Purdue Lunabotics, a student organization dedicated to the development of robots for space exploration, […]
