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Jacob Bramwell

Jacob Bramwell is a public education coordinator at a municipal observatory in Morgantown, West Virginia. He organizes public telescope viewings and instructs volunteers on running the equipment. Bramwell began working in informal astronomy education around 2019 and holds a physics degree, spending his clear evenings helping visitors observe the night sky.

What Happens When Neutron Stars Collide?
How to Make Dark Matter—and Why It’s So Hard
What Is the Difference Between Redshift and Blueshift?
What Is the Resolution of the Dilemma Known as Olbers’s Paradox?
Do We See Stars in the Past?
What Would the Big Rip Actually Look Like?
When Will the Big Rip Happen?
Why Is the Sky Dark at Night?
What Would Happen If Space Was White?
What Is the Main Challenge in Directly Detecting Black Holes?
The Boomerang Nebula: The Physics of Extreme Cooling
How Can We Identify What Elements Are in the Universe?
Why Is the Milky Way Flat? The Physics of Disk Formation
What Is a Solar Telescope and How Does It Work?
How Heavy Is a Neutron Star?
What Is the Disk Called That Surrounds the Black Hole?
Why Does the Sun Have Such a Strong Magnetic Field?
How Did We Get a Picture of a Black Hole?
How Heavy Is Dark Matter? From the Cosmos to Particles
Why Is 1420 MHz Forbidden for Radio Transmissions?
What Is a Quark Star and How Does It Form?