Ask an Astronomer: Why are scientists looking for ‘burps and farts’ in deep space? - CTV News

A University of Missouri astronomer is leading a team of 130 researchers from 62 institutions — including NASA, the California Institute of Technology, Princeton University and Harvard University — on an ambitious mission to capture an unprecedented view of the early universe. Haojing Yan, a professor of physics and astronomy in Mizzou’s College of Arts and Science, heads the international team behind the Roman eXtreme Deep Field (RXDF), a project that will use NASA’s newest flagship space observatory, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, to create one of the deepest and widest views of the early universe ever made.

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researcher Isaiah Santistevan led the development of three-dimensional simulations exploring how a nuclear device could deflect or disrupt an asteroid threatening Earth. Credit: Blaise Douros/LLNL Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers are developing three-dimensional simulations to examine how a nuclear device could be used to deflect or potentially disrupt an asteroid threatening Earth.