Planets and their Remnants around White Dwarfs
[/caption]While supernovae are the most dramatic death of stars, 95% of stars will end their lives in a far more…
Why Is The Sunset Red?
[/caption] Why is the sunset red? Awesome question. The most basic answer is that light is refracted by particles in…
Ancient Hot Springs Spotted on Mars
[/caption] Evidence of a past “hot spring” environment on Mars has shown up in images from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.…
How Hot is Lava
[/caption] We all know that the lava is molten rock that is spewed from a volcano. However how hot is…
How Fast Does Light Travel
[/caption] One of the most interesting constants and challenges in physics is the speed of light. The speed of light…
How Does a Compass Work
[/caption] Compasses are some of the oldest navigational tools in history. Since Mankind started to understand more about Navigation they…
Astronomy Without A Telescope – Warp Drive On Paper
[/caption] The Alcubierre drive is one of the better known warp drive on paper models - where a possible method…
Mitigating Asteroid Threats Will Take Global Action
[/caption] During the past 24 hours, the Earth has been hit by about a million small meteoroids – most of…
A Comet that Gives Twice?
[/caption]While historically, meteor showers were portents of ill omens, we know today that they are the remnants of ejecta from…
Carbon Dioxide — Not Water — Creating Gullies on Mars, New Study Says
[/caption] Intriguing images of brand new, fresh gullies on Mars has most of us thinking of one thing: water. But…