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A science center planetarium educator, Travis Lund writes about observational astronomy for Biology Insights. He previously led museum tours and presented public astronomy demonstrations. Lund still conducts live dome shows and teacher workshops a few hours a week.

What Is the Nebular Theory of Solar System Formation?Earth & Space
How Does the Sun Move Across the Sky and Through Space?Earth & Space
Where Did Iron Originate? From Stars to Earth’s Core Earth & Space
Why Does Venus Flicker Like a Star?Earth & Space
What Does It Mean That Pluto Has Not Cleared Its Neighborhood?Earth & Space
How Would the Tides on Earth Be Affected by the Absence of the Moon?Earth & Space
Where Is the Celestial Equator and Why Is It Important?Earth & Space
What Is the Subsolar Point and Why Does It Move?Earth & Space
Can Humans Live on Jupiter? A Scientific Explanation Earth & Space
When Will the Great Red Spot Disappear?Earth & Space
How Did Olympus Mons Form on Mars?Earth & Space
Will Earth Become Like Mars: Venus Is the Real Threat Earth & Space
When Does a Star Become a Main-Sequence Star?Earth & Space
What Is the Origin of All Stars? From Gas to Light Earth & Space
What Would Happen If the Moon Split in Half?Earth & Space
What Is Orbital Distance and How Is It Measured?Earth & Space
What Color Would Plants Be If the Sun Was Red?Physics
What Color Would Plants Be If the Sun Was Blue?Botany
Do Sunspots Go Away? The Life and Death of a Sunspot Earth & Space
What Conditions Are Necessary for an Annular Solar Eclipse?Earth & Space
Why Can We Only See the Corona During an Eclipse?Earth & Space
How Is the Sun Burning If There’s No Oxygen?Physics
What Did Theia Look Like Before the Giant Impact?Earth & Space
How Are Solar Flares Different From Solar Prominences?Earth & Space
What Makes the Stars Shine? The Power of Nuclear Fusion Physics
Is the Moon Rusting? The Mystery of Lunar Hematite Earth & Space
Why Do Disks Form Around Young Stars?Earth & Space
What Would Happen If the Magnetic Field Flipped?Earth & Space
What Is Stellar Evolution? The Life Cycle of a Star Earth & Space
What Is a Protostar? The Birth of a Star Earth & Space