Camille M. Carlisle

All Stories by Camille M. Carlisle

  1. Space

    Antennas reveal Antennae

    A giant radio telescope array in Chile’s Atacama Desert produces its first images.

  2. Astronomy

    Galactic bull’s-eye came naturally

    A strange cosmic object isn't the result of a galactic crash, a new study suggests.

  3. Space

    New hints of saltwater on Mars

    Seasonal patterns consistent with briny seeps on the Red Planet, a new study concludes.

  4. Space

    Magnetic waves bake the sun’s corona

    New observations may explain why the sun’s outer atmosphere is so blazing hot.

  5. Space

    A fine how-do-you-do from an asteroid

    Five days after being discovered, an interplanetary visitor passes 12,300 kilometers above Earth’s surface.

  6. Space

    Two stars caught fusing into one

    Astronomers observe a merger in action for the first time.

  7. Earth

    Back to the moon’s future

    New crater and composition measurements from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter are helping scientists understand the moon’s history and scout for future landing sites.

  8. Book Review: Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void by Mary Roach

    Review by Camille M. Carlisle.

  9. Math

    Math medallions awarded

    Winners’ work has larger implications for physical systems