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How Do We Find Gravitational Waves?

On the 14th of September 2015, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) detector made the first-ever direct detection…

4 min readDec 30, 2021

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Black hole merger

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How are research papers published in astronomy?

One of the primary responsibilities of a researcher, after conducting novel research, is to publish their findings. While this process is…

4 min readJul 30, 2022

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Why Don’t Eclipses Happen More Often?

What is an eclipse?

3 min readJul 11, 2022

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Solar eclipse timelapse

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Why Is the Sky Blue? What Colour Is the Sky on Mars?

To understand the colour of the sky, we must first better understand how we see.

4 min readJun 23, 2022

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Sky at the horizon during sunset

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What Do Astronomers Even Do?

What do you imagine when you think of an astronomer? Perhaps you picture someone spending most nights at an observatory, looking for a new…

4 min readDec 28, 2021

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What Do Astronomers Even Do?

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Why fund the $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope?

On Christmas day, 2021, the James Webb Space Telescope launched successfully! With the media attention surrounding the recent launch of the…

3 min readDec 27, 2021

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Why fund the $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope?

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Demystifying astronomy for the public | Astrophysicist | If you enjoyed the articles, consider buying me a coffee at: https://ko-fi.com/theastronomer

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