Solar Aircraft to Fly Around the World
The European Space Agency is helping Swiss adventurer Bertrand Piccard construct a solar powered airplane that will fly around the…
SOHO Nears 1,000th Comet Discovery
NASA/ESA's Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, the most successful comet hunter in history, is expected to discover its 1,000th comet this…
Artificial Meat Could Be Grown on a Large Scale
Scientists at the University of Maryland think that large quantities of artificial meat could be produced to supply the world…
Podcast: Summer at the Lake… on Titan
Ah, summer. Long relaxing days spent at the lake, just swimming, fishing, and enjoying the scenery. Think you can only…
Audio: Summer at the Lake… on Titan
Ah, summer. Long relaxing days spent at the lake, just swimming, fishing, and enjoying the scenery. Think you can only…
Astrophoto: Conjunction from South Australia
Many photographers sent in their images of the recent planetary conjunction of Venus, Mercury and Saturn. Here's a picture taken…
Deep Impact Made a Bright Flash
When Deep Impact's impactor spacecraft smashed into Comet Tempel 1, the two objects collided at a speed of 10 km/s…
Book Review: Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe
What is the nature of the Universe in which we live? This is probably one of the most profound questions…
Deep Impact Smashes Into Tempel 1
NASA's Deep Impact mission completed its primary goal July 4th, when its impactor spacecraft smashed into Comet Tempel 1. NASA…
Book Review: Conflict in the Cosmos, Fred Hoyle’s Life in Science
It always happens. You go to buy something. You've got a list of all the necessary parameters, you've set a…