Break Up of Antarctic Ice Shelf
If anyone is denial about climate change possibly occuring on Earth, please take a look at this. This animation highlights…
Planet Formation Revealed?
One of the biggest unresolved questions of planet formation is how a thick disc of debris and gas surrounding young…
13.73 Billion Years – The Most Precise Measurement of the Age of the Universe Yet
NASA's Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) has taken the best measurement of the age of the Universe to date. According…
Is Our Universe Ruled by Artificial Intelligence?
Science fiction is filled with unusual alien species. But apart from the occasional robot, biological life is running the show.…
Book Review: Rollback
The departures screen illuminates the stark, disillusioning truth. My connecting flight's 3 hours delayed. Ahh, what is life but for…
Podcast: Questions about the Size, Shape and Centre of the Universe
As predicted, we had a huge number of listener questions after our puzzling trilogy about the nature of space itself.…
Carnival of Space #47
Another new host for the Carnival of Space. This week, the carnival is playing over at "The Martian Chronicles". And…
Endeavour and Crew Back Home Safely (Video)
After 16 days in space and 250 orbits of the Earth, space shuttle Endeavour touched down at Wednesday evening at…
What’s Up – The Weekend SkyWatcher’s Forecast
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! What does the weekend have in store for those who observe the starry vistas with their eyes,…
Cassini Sniffs Organic Chemicals Leaking into Space from Saturn Moon, Enceladus
During a flyby of the small moon on March 12th, the Cassini probe detected significant amounts of organic chemicals as…