“If a massive object (a star or a planet) passes between an Earth-based observer and a distant source star, its gravity may deflect and focus light from the source. The observer will measure a short brightening of the source star,” explains Dr. Przemek Mroz, a postdoctoral scholar at t...
planet will pass in front of it. While the star and planet may be many light-years away, the planet bends or "lenses" the star's light from our perspective on Earth. This can reveal the foreground object's mass and size, but only if you happen to be looking in the right place at...
at Zane Grey’s cabin for a short hike. Keep your camera accessible because this section of river has a ton of wildlife (look for bear, deer, osprey, otter, and bald eagle). We’ve heard from some guests who say a trip on the Rogue is like being in a Planet Earth film. We ...
How a Rogue Geologist Discovered a Diamond Trove in the Canadian ArcticCarl Hoffman
Target Earth: How Rogue Asteroids and Doomsday Comets Threaten our Planet: Duncan Steel; Time-Life Books, New York, 2000doi:10.1016/S0265-9646(01)00061-3DuncanLunanSDOSSpace Policy