by Joseph A'Hearn | Oct 19, 2017 | Astronomy, Featured, Research
For the past week, I’ve been in Provo, Utah, for the 49th meeting of the Division of Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society. For the occasion, I put together a poster to give attendees a taste of a research project I’ve been working on:...
by Joseph A'Hearn | Sep 12, 2017 | Astronomy, Featured, News, Research
This Friday, the Cassini spacecraft, which has orbited Saturn since 2004, will end its mission by crashing into Saturn. It happens to be the Catholic memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows. It is indeed a sad day to see Cassini go. This spacecraft has transmitted 635 GB of...
by Joseph A'Hearn | Jan 18, 2016 | Astronomy, News, Outreach, Research
Recently I had the opportunity to attend the 227th meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Kissimmee, Florida. I was able to meet several important astronomers as well as others who like me are applying for graduate school in astronomy. The convention provided...