Carnival of Space #217
This week’s Carnival of Space is hosted by our very own Ray Sanders at his very own Dear Astronomer website…
Puzzling Comet Composition Solved?
For years comets have mystified scientists with their compositions that appear to have formed in both warm and cold environments,…
Were Martian Rocks Weathered by Water?
[/caption] There are many ways rocks can be textured. Wind erosion, water erosion, the escape of volcanic gases during their…
Accelerating Expansion of Universe Discovery Wins 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics
[/caption] Three scientists shared the 2011 Nobel Prize for physics for the discovery that the expansion of the universe is…
High Precision Study of Exoplanet WASP 10b
[/caption] Originally discovered by the Wide Angle Search for exoPlanets (WASP) survey in 2008, the eclipsing exoplanet WASP 10b has…
The Draconid Meteor Shower – A Storm is Coming!
[/caption] The Draconids are coming! Will this meteor shower produce a storm of observable meteors, or just a minor squall?…
Did a Comet Hit Cause an Explosion on the Sun?
This amazing video from the SOHO mission (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory) shows a sun-diving comet hitting the solar surface on…
ALMA Opens Her Eyes — With Stunning Results
There's a new telescope in town that just opened up for business. It's the long awaited ALMA, the Atacama Large…
What’s That Very Bright Star – Is it the Planet Jupiter?
[/caption] Have you seen a very bright star rising in the East every night the past few months? If you're…
Particle Physics and Faster-Than-Light Neutrinos…Discuss.
On September 22, an international team of researchers working on the OPERA project at the Gran Sasso research facility released…