The Journey Home

“We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.” – T. S. Eliot The total solar eclipse came and went, the two and a half minutes we had thought so long about had finally occurred. […]

Total Eclipse of the Sun

“There is no science in this world like physics. Nothing comes close to the precision with which physics enables you to understand the world around you. It’s the laws of physics that allow us to say exactly what time the sun is going to rise. What time the eclipse is going to begin. What time […]

Fellowship of the Eclipse

“The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don’t play together, the club won’t be worth a dime.” – Babe Ruth Less than 3 minutes, not even 200 seconds, that’s how long the 2017 total solar eclipse […]

The Solar Corona

“The progress of science has always been the result of a close interplay between our concepts of the universe and our observations on nature. The former can only evolve out of the latter and yet the latter is also conditioned greatly by the former. Thus in our exploration of nature, the interplay between our concepts […]

Laboratory Work

“Modern science is fast moving, and no laboratory can exist for long with a program based on old facilities. Innovation and renewal are required to keep a laboratory on the frontiers of science” – Burton Richter, Nobel Prize-winning American physicist. Science is always evolving rapidly, and to stay ahead you must continue to innovate. In […]

The Great American Eclipse

“And everything under the Sun is in tune, But the Sun is eclipsed by the Moon” – Pink Floyd, Eclipse. On August 21, 2017 the Moon will come between the Sun and the Earth for a short time blocking out the entire disk of the Sun. Millions will witness this celestial light show as it […]