Professor Astronomy
By: Kurtis Williams, NSF Astronomy & Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellow (Website , RSS/Atom)
Professor Astronomy discusses astronomy, current news in the science, and the day-to-day life of an astronomer at a level appropriate for the general public.
Added on 20 Apr 2009, 08:39 UTC, last updated on 26 Aug 2011, 15:59 UTC
Latest Posts
- 26 Aug 2011, 15:42 UTC A diamond planet? I dunno..
- 24 Aug 2011, 16:00 UTC Y Dwarfs? Because they're cool.
- 8 Jul 2011, 16:49 UTC The last shuttle launch
- 15 Jun 2011, 00:10 UTC Are sunspots going away?
- 14 Jun 2011, 23:16 UTC A new type of supernova?
- 10 Jun 2011, 22:35 UTC A supernova in the Whirlpool Galaxy
- 31 May 2011, 09:47 UTC Oh, deer
- 27 May 2011, 10:05 UTC Finally back at the telescope
- 8 Apr 2011, 16:03 UTC New discoveries on odd stellar explosions
- 16 Mar 2011, 19:49 UTC The nuclear crisis in Japan
- 4 Mar 2011, 16:49 UTC a visit from a famous scientist
- 3 Feb 2011, 22:23 UTC Watching the world change
- 2 Feb 2011, 19:52 UTC Planets everywhere
- 28 Jan 2011, 18:34 UTC In Remembrance
- 21 Jan 2011, 22:05 UTC Two suns next year?
- 17 Jan 2011, 19:14 UTC Astro101: The Signs of the Zodiac
- 13 Jan 2011, 21:15 UTC American Astronomical Society meeting, days 2 and 3
- 11 Jan 2011, 05:32 UTC American Astronomical Society, Day 1
- 6 Jan 2011, 16:32 UTC Happy 100th birthday to the AAVSO!
- 20 Dec 2010, 20:26 UTC Two stars merge on camera
- 29 Oct 2010, 18:17 UTC Science and the media: why you shouldn't believe everything your read
- 29 Oct 2010, 18:17 UTC Science and the media: why you shouldn't believe everything your read
- 14 Oct 2010, 15:31 UTC Loss of another great astronomer
- 30 Sep 2010, 15:34 UTC A habitable planet? Maybe.
- 24 Sep 2010, 22:07 UTC Stumbling out of the gate
- 3 Sep 2010, 22:16 UTC First week of classes done.
- 22 Aug 2010, 15:05 UTC Preparing to teach
- 20 Aug 2010, 12:43 UTC Looking for planets around white dwarfs
- 19 Aug 2010, 13:34 UTC An easy day
- 18 Aug 2010, 07:06 UTC White Dwarf Workshop Day 2: Extreme Physics
- 17 Aug 2010, 06:53 UTC White dwarfs, day 1
- 13 Aug 2010, 20:07 UTC Greetings from Germany
- 27 Jul 2010, 17:50 UTC Has Kepler Found hundreds of Earth-like planets?
- 19 Jul 2010, 19:29 UTC Why you should be literate in science
- 16 Jul 2010, 23:01 UTC Preparing for a change
- 3 Jul 2010, 01:28 UTC Random neat things in the sky
- 27 Jun 2010, 15:19 UTC Too Many Planets?
- 25 Jun 2010, 23:42 UTC Night of the Living Dead Stars
- 22 Jun 2010, 05:01 UTC It's summer!
- 17 Jun 2010, 19:42 UTC Astro 101: The electromagnetic spectrum
- 15 Jun 2010, 23:00 UTC Science blogging prize update
- 10 Jun 2010, 20:12 UTC Orbit of an extrasolar planet detected!
- 8 Jun 2010, 16:11 UTC Thanks for the votes!
- 7 Jun 2010, 19:00 UTC Watch a falling star (on Jupiter)
- 7 Jun 2010, 15:20 UTC Vote today (and for me!)
- 6 Jun 2010, 00:27 UTC Congratulations, Ian!
- 4 Jun 2010, 13:00 UTC Prizes, prizes everywhere (and how you can help me win one)
- 4 Jun 2010, 05:35 UTC Using the Universe's largest telescopes
- 27 May 2010, 22:01 UTC Shameless self-promotion
- 25 May 2010, 04:30 UTC A wacky set of planets
