Highlights…
- This month’s Physics Crash Course videos look at kinetic energy and thermodynamics;
- Why can’t we see the Apollo lunar landers from Earth, even using using our most powerful telescopes or the Hubble Space Telescope?;
- NASA studies unusually warm Arctic water, with sea ice levels reaching record lows in several areas of the Arctic;
- In December 2016, Curiosity’s drill began having problems, but engineers have devised a new method for drilling on the Red Planet; and
- Have you ever seen a planet orbiting a star in an extrasolar system? After watching Ariel Waldman’s video this month, you have!
Bonus Videos…
- “A Ripple, a Flash and a Bang: The Story of Two Neutron Stars,” a talk from Peter Blanchard and Ashley Villar, PhD Candidates in Astrophysics, held at February’s CfA Observatory Night.
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