Looking For the City Lights of Alien Civilizations
[/caption] When most people think about the search for alien life, the first thing that usually pops into mind is…
Honoring Copernicus – Three New Elements Added To The Periodic Table
[/caption] Today, November 4, 2011, the General Assembly of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) is meeting…
Borexino Collaboration Detects pep Neutrinos
[/caption] Solar neutrino physics has quieted down over the past decade. In the past, it had been a source of…
Did A Supernova Shape Our Solar System?
[/caption] Away in space some 4.57 billion years ago, in a galaxy yet to be called the Milky Way, a…
Hatch Opens as Simulated Mars Mission Ends
The first Mars crew has "returned" home. Thee Mars500 crew of six complete their simulated mission to Mars, with the…
Jupiter at Opposition by Efrain Morales
[/caption] This image of Jupiter at opposition was taken by Efrain Morales on October 30, 2011 in Victoria, Aguadilla, Puerto…
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NASA Robot seeks Goldmine of Science and Sun at Martian Hill along vast Crater
[/caption] NASA’s intrepid robogirl Opportunity is now swiftly scouting out locations at a Martian hill along gigantic Endeavour crater that…
Star Lab: Space Science on the Wings of Starfighters
[/caption] CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla – A NewSpace company based out of New Port Richey in Florida is working to provide…
Asteroid 2005 YU55 Gets Closer to Earth; “No Chance of an Impact”
[/caption] Yes, it's coming. Yes, it's big. Yes, it will be even closer than the Moon. And yes... we're completely…
Largest Sunspot in Years Now on the Sun
One of the largest sunspots in years is now visible, rotating around into view on the Sun's limb on November…