Harvesting Solar Power from Space
In a new report, the viability of sending solar panels into space to collect a vast quantity of uninterrupted energy…
It Really Looks Like Ice on Mars
Take a look at this image sent back from the Phoenix lander. On Friday, Phoenix scientist Ray Arvidson said there…
Warm Coronal Loops May Hold the Key to Hot Solar Atmosphere
Coronal loops, the elegant and bright structures threading through the solar surface and into the solar atmosphere, are key to…
Phoenix Spies Possible Ice; TEGA Short Circuit Likely
Scientists from the Phoenix mission say the lander may have exposed ice just beneath Mars surface when soil was blown…
Meet Us in St. Louis
I'll be attending the American Astronomical Society/Astronomy Society of the Pacific Meeting in St. Louis for the next few days,…
Temperature Conditions of a Supernova Recreated in UK Laboratory
Scientists are one step closer to attaining the ultimate goal: producing temperatures high enough to sustain fusion, the reaction that…
US Wants to Defend Satellites From Laser Attack
So what do you do if someone fires a powerful laser at your satellite? The optics on the satellite will…
Phoenix News & Weather; Full Panorama Complete, Arm “Raring To Go”
Phoenix's Surface Stereo Imager (SSI) has finished its initial survey of the area surrounding the Phoenix lander, and returned the…
Japanese Special Brew: Space Beer
Well, the title is a little misleading. It should read something like, "Japanese Scientists Brew Beer from Barley that Spent…