Earth and Space Sciences

The mineralogical composition of asteroids indicates a further understanding of the evolution of the solar system. While prior research has been conducted on the compositions of specific asteroids, this research analyzes multiple classifications of asteroids to create a broader narrative on the formation of the solar system. This research focuses on six asteroids along with an example of each type: ... Read More

The VLA Orion-A Large Survey (VOLS) collaboration used the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) telescope to observe a methanol maser in the Orion Nebula 20 times from April 3rd, 2022 to July 1st, 2022, corresponding to 20 different epochs of data. This study aimed to characterize this methanol maser in terms of flux density consistency, fast variability, and ... Read More

Water masers can be found in high-mass star-forming regions, where molecular, atomic, and ionized gas is present. In the ionized medium, free electrons interact with ions and emit photons that are then detected by radio telescopes such as the Very Large Array (VLA). For this project involving the search of these water masers, data from this telescope were accessed through ... Read More

This study investigates the correlation between the frequency of solar flares and a star’smetallicity. It is known that metallicity affects convection in a star, and the mass of the star, the rotation rate of the star, and the convection in a star all affect the activity of a star. The activity of a star is defined by how many and ... Read More

Polar Lows (PLs) are small but intense hurricane-like maritime cyclones that form poleward and westward of the primary extratropical cyclone circulation track over the Atlantic and Pacific Arctic regions and Southern Ocean. In 2023, a very unusual Polar Low occurred at 36º latitude near the eastern coast of the United States – the lowest latitude for a recorded PL. Through ... Read More