Two More Earth-Sized Planets Discovered by Kepler, Orbiting Former Red Giant Star
[/caption] Amid all of the news last week regarding the discovery by Kepler of two Earth-sized planets orbiting another star,…
Why Do We Live in Three Dimensions?
[/caption] Day to day life has made us all comfortable with 3 dimensions; we constantly interact with objects that have…
Soyuz Rocket’s Comet-like Re-Entry Captured on Video
Part of the Soyuz rocket that brought the latest trio of crew members to the International Space Station fell back…
Absolutely Spectacular Photos of Comet Lovejoy from the Space Station
[/caption] Check out this absolutely stunning collection of new Comet Lovejoy photos taken by space station commander Dan Burbank just…
Journal Club: The Pulsar That Wasn’t
[/caption] According to Wikipedia, a Journal Club is a group of individuals who meet regularly to critically evaluate recent articles…
James Webb Mirrors Pass Deep-Freeze Exams
[/caption] The last of the 21 mirrors for the James Webb Space Telescope have come out of deep freeze –…
Soyuz Rocket Crashes With Satellite on Board
[/caption] A day of highs and lows for the Russian space program: while the Soyuz TMA-03M capsule docked safely at…
New Crew Arrives Safely at International Space Station
Three international travelers arrived safely at the International Space Station in their Soyuz TMA-03M spacecraft, docking just in time for…
Podcast: The Tunkguska Event
[/caption] On June 30th, 1908 “something” exploded over the Tunguska region of Siberia, flattening thousands of square kilometres of forest,…
Podcast: Io
[/caption] If you want to see one of the strangest places in the Solar System, look no further than Io,…