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Groundbreaking astronomer Tabetha Boyajian featured in Kearney Aug. 20

May 10, 2017 by admin

Who: Astronomer Tabetha Boyajian When: Sunday, Aug. 20, 7 p.m. Where: Merryman Performing Arts Center; 225 W. 22nd St., Kearney Cost: Free Audience: All ages Web: https://www.ted.com/talks/tabetha_boyajian_the_most_mysterious_star_in_the_universe?language=en KEARNEY – Something massive, with roughly 1,000 times the area of Earth, is blocking the light coming from a distant star known as KIC 8462852, and nobody is quite sure what it is. As astronomer Tabetha … [Read more...] about Groundbreaking astronomer Tabetha Boyajian featured in Kearney Aug. 20

Filed Under: Natural & Social Sciences, News Tagged With: Adam Jensen, Astronomy, Exoplanet, NASA, NRG Media, Physics, Presentation, science, Solar Eclipse, Tabetha Boyajian

UNK faculty Adam Jensen picked for NASA exoplanet project

April 28, 2015 by admin Leave a Comment

KEARNEY – UNK faculty member Adam Jensen is among a group of earth science, planetary science, heliophysics and astrophysics experts selected by NASA for an unprecedented initiative dedicated to the search for life on planets outside our solar system. The Nexus for Exoplanet System Science, or NExSS, hopes to better understand the various components of an exoplanet, as well as how the planet stars and neighbor planets interact to support life. An assistant professor in … [Read more...] about UNK faculty Adam Jensen picked for NASA exoplanet project

Filed Under: Natural & Social Sciences, News Tagged With: Adam Jensen, Exoplanet, NASA, NExSS

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