When Good Showers Turn Bad: The 2016 Leonids
The Leonid meteors are expected to peak on the night of Thursday, November 17th into the morning of Friday, November…
What is the Death Ray?
First proposed in the early 20th century, and a staple of science fiction for over a century, the concept of…
Carl Sagan’s Crazy Idea: Life Inside A Comet?
Space Habitat designs are enormous, high-tech structures. Carl Sagan had a different idea: comets as space habitats.
America’s Pioneering Astronauts Honored with new ‘Heroes and Legends’ Attraction at Kennedy Space Center
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER VISITOR COMPLEX, FL - America’s pioneering astronauts who braved the perils of the unknown and put their…
November 2016 Super Moon Images from Around the World
Now updated with more great images! Although there's been quite a bit of hype about the Super Moon on November…
Detector With Real-time Alert Capability Waits Patiently For Supernova Neutrinos
Researchers at the Super-Kamiokande Observatory hope to be able to learn more about the elusive neutrino particle, thanks to a…
Princeton Team Directly Observes Planets Around Nearby Stars
A new instrument that took five years to build allows astronomers to capture and analyze the light reflecting off distant…
Weekly Space Hangout – November 11, 2016: Pat Ammons of Space Camp, and Bob King of “Night Sky With The Naked Eye”
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guests: Pat Ammons is Director of Communications, U.S. Space & Rocket Center, to discuss SpaceCamp.…
Was Physics Really Violated By EM Drive In “Leaked” NASA Paper?
The controversial EM Drive has received a potential shot in the arm, thanks to a "leaked" report which claims it…
Discovery Of A Nearby Super Earth With Only 5 Times Our Mass
An international team of researchers have found another planet orbiting a red dwarf; in this case, a small super-Earth less…