What Would Happen if a Small Black Hole Hit the Earth?
We can all guess what would happen should a massive black hole drift into our solar system... there wouldn't be…
Finding “Tightens the Noose on the Possibility of Life” on Mars
So far, the Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Mission has turned up very little evidence that there is, or was, life…
Carnival of Space #41
Witness the awesome power of our biggest Carnival of Space. Weighing in at a massive 22 entries, it's docked at…
Human Damage to World Oceans Mapped, 40% “Strongly Impacted”
If we needed any more proof that we as a race are damaging the worlds oceans, for the first time,…
US Planning to Shoot Down Dead Spy Satellite
The US Navy is planning to shoot down a dead spy satellite that broke down shortly after it was launched…
Another Solar System Found with Saturn and Jupiter-Sized Planets
As the search for extrasolar planets continues, researchers are finding systems more and more like our own Solar System. And…
Researchers Find a Supernova, Before it Exploded
The problem with supernovae is that you never know where they're going to happen. Your only clue is the bright…
Book Review: Life in the Universe
Crawling and wriggling, flapping and yelping, life blooms all about us on planet Earth. We can't avoid it nor live…
Arecibo Spots a Triple Asteroid
Since asteroids have mass, they have gravity. And if you've got gravity, you can have moons. Several asteroids have been…
I Heart the ISS: Ten Reasons to Love the International Space Station
It's been called a white elephant, an orbital turkey, a money pit, and an expensive erector set. Seemingly, there's even…