NASA Creates a New NEBULA: Cloud Computing Project
[/caption] NASA has developed a new cloud computing project based on open source components that provides high capacity computing, storage,…
No Nature VS. Nurture for Stars
[/caption] Stars don't seem to mind where they grow up. Either in a nice quiet neighborhood or in the hellish…
Rincon De La Vieja
[/caption] Rincon de la Vieja is an active andesitic complex volcano in Costa Rica, located about 25 km from the…
Mars Rover’s Underbelly Panorama
[/caption] The Spirit rover has now taken two sets of close-up images showing the ground where it has been stuck…
How Magnetic Tornadoes Might Regenerate Mercury’s Atmosphere
[/caption] Compared to Earth, Mercury doesn't have much of an atmosphere. The smallest rocky planet has weak surface gravity, only…
This Week’s Where In The Universe Challenge
It’s time once again for another Where In The Universe Challenge. Test your visual knowledge of the cosmos by naming…
Fermi Finds a New Class of Super Particle Accelerator Galaxies
[/caption] The Fermi Gamma-ray Telescope has found a new class of active galaxies with some of the fastest particles jets…
Mount Mazama
[/caption] It's not a mountain any more, but geologists refer to Mount Mazama as a peak in Oregon that used…
Mount Mayon
[/caption] Mount Mayon, also known as the Mayon Volcano is an active stratovolcano on the island of Luzon in the…
Mount Fuji
[/caption] The iconic Mount Fuji is the highest mountain in Japan, and an active stratovolcano that last erupted in 1708.…