Weekend Aurora Surprise

11 years ago

An unexpected arrival of a surprisingly strong (6 KP) geomagnetic storm from the Sun provided an amazing weekend for astrophotographers.…

LRO Makes a Map of the Moon’s Water

11 years ago

The Moon might seem like a poor place to hunt for water, but in fact there's a decent amount of…

Incredible Astrophoto: Rare Red Sprite Lightning Shows Up During Aurora

11 years ago

"Holy crap, this is the rarest scene I've ever captured and likely ever will," said photographer Mike Hollingshead. "I was…

Smile! This Could Be The Lightest Alien Planet Ever Captured On Camera

11 years ago

We've found hundreds of planets outside the solar system, but taking a picture of one is still something quite special.…

Human Voyages to Mars Pose Higher Cancer Risks

11 years ago

New measurements of the energetic space radiation environment present in interplanetary space taken by NASA’s Curiosity rover confirm what has…

A Ghostly “Ladder” in Saturn’s F Ring

11 years ago

Saturn's F ring is certainly a curious structure. Orbiting the giant planet 82,000 kilometers above its equatorial cloud tops, the…

Spacetime Fabric Softener: An Animation to Make You Smile

11 years ago

I'll just leave this here. Happy Friday! (ht to io9)

Win a Copy of Lee Smolin’s Book “Time Reborn”

11 years ago

Is time real or is it just an illusion of the human experience? An intriguing new book "Time Reborn" by…

Book Review: Time Reborn

11 years ago

Time Reborn: From the Crisis of Physics to the Future of the Universe is one of those books intended to…