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Colors of the Aurora Borealis: Nature’s Spectroscopic Spectacle

Posted on December 6, 2024

by Bob Hamers Millions of people across the US recently got their first view of the Aurora Borealis, or “Northern Lights”, as the night sky turned a rainbow of unusual colors. When I mentioned the …

Posted in Sustainable NanoTagged astronomy, aurora, aurora-borealis, Bob Hamers, color, electrons, northern-lights, orbitals, science, spectroscopy

Happy Valentine’s Day from our amazing universe! 

Posted on February 14, 2024

by Bob Hamers Today’s blog post is a Valentine’s Day message from our universe, sent 7500 years ago from an address 44,000,000,000,000,000,000 (that’s 44 quadrillion, or 4.4×1019) miles away. 

Posted in Sustainable NanoTagged astronomy, Bob Hamers, chemistry, color, nanoparticles, scientists, spectroscopy, Valentine's Day

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