Is the World Ready for An Asteroid Threat? Apollo’s Schweickart Pushes for Action
If we discover an asteroid heading directly towards Earth, are we ready to deal with the challenges of either deflection…
Where is Helium Found
[/caption] Helium is the second lightest element in the known universe. It is also the second most abundant. According to…
Where Does Geothermal Energy Come From
[/caption] You may not have heard much about geothermal energy but it is one of the hottest alternative energy commodities…
Where do Hurricanes Occur?
What is a hurricane? Well, a hurricane is a tropical cyclone that occurs in the North Atlantic Ocean or the…
How Do Tornadoes Form?
How do tornadoes form? That is pretty easy to answer since there has been a large amount of study into…
Where In The Universe Challenge #122
Ready for another Where In The Universe Challenge? Here’s #122! Take a look and see if you can name where…
How Big Is Neptune
[/caption] There are many ways to determine 'how big is Neptune'. It has an equatorial radius 24,764 km, a polar…
How NASA Helped Rescue the Chilean Miners
[/caption] The world has been transfixed by the rescue of 33 miners trapped nearly a kilometer (about a half a…
Galaxy Growth Not Always Result of Violent Collisions
[/caption] Until recently, it was thought the galactic equivalent of a motorway pile-up was the only way galaxies got bigger.…
Hubble Sees Asteroid Collision in Slow-Motion
[/caption]Alas, the image above is not marking alien pirate treasure in space - for the first time, the aftermath of…