Brian Lowe Staff Writer, Texas A&M University Envelope Instagram Linkedin Facebook Writer Bio I am a student at Texas A&M University, class of 2023. I study aerospace engineering and am pursuing a minor in astrophysics! I also serve as an editor for Explorations, am a member of Chi Alpha Student Ministries, the university-wide undergraduate research …
Figure 1: The image above shows an artist’s depiction of a magnetar in a cluster of other young and bright stars Source: Wikimedia Commons Neutron stars are one of the most perplexing celestial objects in our universe and are believed to be formed from supernovae and the collapsing cores of massive stars. These anomalies are …
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This page is a historical record of past and present ICJS writers and writing projects From the Fall of 2020 to the Spring of 2022, ICJS writing revolved around the work of individual staff writers writing solo articles. Each ICJS staff writer is listed below and a page with their individual work is linked. Since …
Figure 1: This is a mosaic image of Bennu that was taken by OSIRIS-REx in 2018 Source: Wikimedia Commons A rock, floating through space, just smaller in length than the Empire State Building, has been the center of attention for the last couple of weeks and for good reason. Bennu, an asteroid with a rough, …
Figure 1: This is an artist’s rendering of a potential Martian colony Source: Wikimedia Commons After successfully planting humans on the Moon fifty-one years ago, researchers are working tirelessly towards their next most ambitious goal: delivering human colonists to Mars in the next 20 years. Many questions must be answered before man can step foot …
Cover Image: Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park (Source: Clément Bardot, Wikimedia Commons) Introduction Yellowstone National Park was the world’s first national park, designated as such by President Ulysses S. Grant in 1872 because of its well renowned hydrothermal properties and geologic wonders (U.S. Department of the Interior, 2021; U.S. Department of the Interior, …
Cover Image: Blood sample of a patient infected by the Ebola virus. (Source: Public Domains Pictures, ChiccoDodiFC) Ebola virus disease (EVD) is a severe, often lethal infection caused by Ebola virus. Ebola victims present with symptoms such as an acute hemorrhagic fever, severe headache, weakness, and fatigue (Jacob et al., 2020). EVD epidemics typically start …
Figure 1: Simulated model of spacetime ripples as a result of colliding in spiral blackholes Source: Wikimedia Commons Introduction: Gravitational wave observations enable us to study the formation and growth of massive black holes within their co-evolving host galaxies. They also provide insights into the structure of our galaxy, and help validate the theory of …
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