Mars Was Recently Blanketed By Glaciers
Mars is a dead world, unchanging for billions of years. Right? Maybe not. Researchers from Brown University have found evidence…
Magnetic Fields Shape the Jets Pouring Out of Supermassive Black Holes (with video)
The cores of galaxies contain supermassive black holes, containing hundreds of millions of times the mass of Sun. As matter…
Opportunity’s Robotic Arm Stalls
NASA engineers say Opportunity’s robotic arm, which has been intermittently problematic since 2005, has worsened recently. A small motor in…
Nova Sagittarius 2008 Is Brightening!
In case you didn't catch the New Nova In Sagittarius alert the other day... You might want to pay a…
Podcast: Detectors
Our senses can only detect a fraction of the phenomena happening in the Universe. That's why scientists and engineers develop…
Celestron SkyScout Review
My initial reaction to the Celestron SkyScout was why in heaven - and on Earth - would someone want a…
Galaxy Zoo Gets a Makeover
In the near future, Galaxy Zoo will get a facelift. The project – which has already classified a large portion…
Solar Sail Space Travel One Step Closer to Reality
Solar sails were once thought to belong in the realms of science fiction. Huge canopies of lightweight tin foil catching…
This Week’s “Where In The World (and What World) Is This?”
Everyone seemed to enjoy the "Where In The World (and What World) Is This?" post last week, so here's another…
Questions for April 22, 2008
How Long Will Life Survive on Earth? How Does the Earth Protect Us From Space? Will the Large Hadron Collider…