How to Detect Watery Worlds Around Other Stars
If you want to know what a watery world might look like orbiting another star, just observe our own planet...…
Only 11 Space Shuttle Missions Remain
Space shuttle Discovery now sits majestically out on launch pad 39A, preparing for the upcoming STS-124 mission to the International…
Comet Strikes Increase as We Pass Through the Galactic Plane
There are just so many ways the Universe is out to get us. Astronomers have already considered the threat from…
Asteroid Impact Created a Worldwide Rain of Carbon Beads
When a large enough asteroid strikes the Earth, the devastation effects the entire globe. And the dinosaur-killing asteroid that smashed…
Water in Interstellar Space
Water: it covers 70% of our own planet, it makes up 65% of our human bodies, and as far as…
XMM-Newton Discovers Part of Missing Matter in the Universe
We're getting the numbers down pretty well now about how much we don't know about the universe: Only about 5%…
Digging for Dark Matter: The Large Underground Xenon (LUX) Detector
How do you catch a WIMP? No, I'm not talking about bullying the weakest kid in class, I'm talking about…
Another (Better) Opportunity to Send Your Name to Space
It's a great idea, so all the missions might as well join in. Earlier today, Ian reported on how the…
Podcast: The End of the Universe Part 2: The End of Everything
Hopefully you've all recovered from part 1 of this set, where we make you sad about the future of the…
Satellite Views of Deadly Cyclone in Myanmar
The cyclone that ravaged the southeast Asian country of Myanmar over the weekend was an incredibly deadly and destructive storm.…