Does Mercury Have a big Iron Core Because it’s so Close to the Sun’s Magnetic Field?
Magnetic fields are great for lots of things - directing explorers, levitating trains, and containing nuclear fusion reactions are just…
Richard Branson will fly on SpaceShipTwo this weekend. Welcome to the New (Edge of) Space Race!
On Sunday, July 11th (weather permitting), Richard Branson will become the first billionaire to go to space, beating Jeff Bezos…
Satellite Images Can Help Predict When Underwater Volcanos are About to Erupt
Predicting volcanic eruptions is notoriously tricky. In large part this is because volcanos are unique, each with their own quirks…
The Earth’s Atmosphere is Storing Energy Twice as Quickly as it did 15 Years ago
These days it seems you can’t walk through a bookstore without bumping into a book or magazine pointing out the…
After British Columbia’s Record-Breaking Heatwave, Here Come the Wildfires
NASA just released a series of satellite images that show the wildfires currently raging in British Columbia's interior.
Wally Funk From the Mercury 13 Will be Joining Jeff Bezos on his Flight to the Edge of Space
Wally Funk, a pioneer in the field of aerospace and a member of the Mercury 13 program, will be accompanying…
We Might Know why There’s so Little Antimatter in the Universe
Surprising findings sometimes come in small packages. And sometimes those small packages have to be delivered by very big systems. …
Chinese Astronauts Take Their First Spacewalk Outside the new Station
Spacewalks are a relatively rare occurrence, and they normally draw at least a moderate amount of media coverage. So when…
There are Probably Many More Earth-Sized Worlds Than Previously Believed
In the past decade, the discovery of extrasolar planets has accelerated immensely. To date, 4,424 exoplanets have been confirmed in…
The Streetlights in an Entire County Were Swapped to LEDs. Light Pollution got Worse
“The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry” - this famous paraphrase of Scottish poet Robert Burns…