Katrina Miller

Chicago

Reporting Fellow at The New York Times

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16 States Sue Trump Over $1.4 Billion in National Science Foundation Cuts

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Benjamin Weiser |Katrina Miller

A group of attorneys general, led by Letitia James of New York, argues that National Science Foundation programs are critical for leading in science and technology. Sixteen states sued the Trump administration on Wednesday, asking a federal court to block cuts in programs and funding for the National Science Foundation that they argue are critical to maintaining the United States' position as a global leader in science, technology, engineering and math.
La lluvia de meteoros Eta Acuáridas se acerca a su punto máximo. Sal a verla

1 month ago | infobae.com | Katrina Miller

Meteors and MeteoritesCometsSpace and AstronomySolar SystemContent Type: ServiceEl fenómeno, también llamado lluvia de estrellas, es más visible en el hemisferio sur. Aunque zonas de Colombia y Venezuela podrían estar nubladas, en Chile y Brasil habría mejores condiciones de observación. Aunque nuestro universo está repleto de maravillas cósmicas, solo una fracción de los fenómenos astronómicos puede ser observada a simple vista.
La lluvia de meteoros Eta Acuáridas se acerca a su punto máximo. Sal a verla

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Katrina Miller

El fenómeno, también llamado lluvia de estrellas, es más visible en el hemisferio sur. Aunque zonas de Colombia y Venezuela podrían estar nubladas, en Chile y Brasil habría mejores condiciones de observación. Aunque nuestro universo está repleto de maravillas cósmicas, solo una fracción de los fenómenos astronómicos puede ser observada a simple vista. Las lluvias de meteoros, que son como fuegos artificiales naturales que brillan en el cielo nocturno, son uno de ellos.
The Physics of Perfect Pour-Over Coffee - The New York Times

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Katrina Miller

Scientists used fluid dynamics to learn how to get the most flavor from pour-over coffee.
The Physics of Perfect Pour-Over Coffee

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Katrina Miller

Scientists used fluid dynamics to learn how to get the most flavor from pour-over coffee. More than a billion cups of coffee are consumed daily: French-press, espresso, cold brew, whatever it takes. Arnold Mathijssen, a physicist at the University of Pennsylvania, is partial to pour-over coffee, which involves manually pouring hot water over ground beans and filtering it into a pot or mug below. Surely, he figured, applying the principles of fluid dynamics to the process could make it even better.
National Science Foundation Terminates Hundreds of Active Research Awards

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Katrina Miller |Carl Zimmer

The agency targeted grants focused on diversity, equity and inclusion, as well as research on misinformation. Casey Fiesler, an information science professor at the University of Colorado Boulder, learned late on Friday evening that one of the three grants she had been awarded by the National Science Foundation was being terminated. "It was a total surprise," Dr. Fiesler said. "This is the one that I thought was totally safe."The grant supported Dr. Fiesler's research on building A.I. literacy.
Lyrids Meteor Shower 2025: How to Watch

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Katrina Miller

Active since last week, the shower is formed from a comet's debris and is forecast to produce the most fireballs overnight. Our universe might be chock-full of cosmic wonder, but you can observe only a fraction of astronomical phenomena with your naked eye. Meteor showers, natural fireworks that streak brightly across the night sky, are one of them. The latest observable meteor shower will be the Lyrids, which has been active since April 15 and is forecast to continue until April 30.
Jonathan McDowell on Retiring From Harvard and Leaving the U.S.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Katrina Miller

A Conversation With ... Jonathan McDowell is retiring from studying the universe. But he's ramping up efforts to chronicle humanity's exploration of space. Jonathan McDowell is retiring from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, which he joined in 1988, this year. He led the science data systems group there for NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, a space telescope in its 26th year. Credit... Tony Luong for The New York Times A Conversation With ...
Neutrinos Are Shrinking, and That's a Good Thing for Physics

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Katrina Miller

Physicists know a few things about neutrinos. They are prolific across the cosmos, created virtually anytime atomic nuclei snap together or rip apart. But they carry no electric charge and are notoriously difficult to detect. Neutrinos also come in three types, which physicists describe as flavors. And, oddly, they morph from one flavor to another as they move through space and time, a discovery recognized by the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2015.
When Is the Next Solar Eclipse? Where and How to Watch the 2025 Partial Eclipse.

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Katrina Miller

If you're on the East Coast, wake up early to try and catch the moon take a bite out of the sun on Saturday. Forecast cloud cover during the eclipse Another eclipse is upon us. On Saturday, the moon will cast its shadow on Earth's surface, a phenomenon that people in parts of the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Europe, Russia and Africa will get to experience as a partial solar eclipse.