Mark Thompson

Mark Thompson

NASA Thinks it Knows Why Ingenuity Crashed on MarsNASA Thinks it Knows Why Ingenuity Crashed on Mars

NASA Thinks it Knows Why Ingenuity Crashed on Mars

NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter sent its final signals to Earth in the earlier part of the year. Engineers have been studying…

4 weeks ago
Zap! A Black Hole Scores a Direct Hit With its JetZap! A Black Hole Scores a Direct Hit With its Jet

Zap! A Black Hole Scores a Direct Hit With its Jet

Most galaxies are thought to play host to black holes. At the center of Centaurus A, a galaxy 12 million…

4 weeks ago
An Interstellar Visitor Helped Shape the Orbits of the Planets.An Interstellar Visitor Helped Shape the Orbits of the Planets.

An Interstellar Visitor Helped Shape the Orbits of the Planets.

The orbits of the planets around the Sun have been the source for many a scientific debate. Their current orbital…

1 month ago
New Technique for Spotting Dyson Rings Unveiled.New Technique for Spotting Dyson Rings Unveiled.

New Technique for Spotting Dyson Rings Unveiled.

Dyson spheres and rings have always held a special fascination for me. The concept is simple, build a great big…

1 month ago
Has the Universe Been Designed to Support Life? Now We Have a Way to Test it!Has the Universe Been Designed to Support Life? Now We Have a Way to Test it!

Has the Universe Been Designed to Support Life? Now We Have a Way to Test it!

The anthropic principle states that the fundamental parameters of the Universe such as the strength of the fundamental forces, have…

1 month ago
Using Jupiter as a Dark Matter DetectorUsing Jupiter as a Dark Matter Detector

Using Jupiter as a Dark Matter Detector

The nature of dark matter has been a hotly debated topic for decades. If it’s a heavy, slow moving particle…

1 month ago
Other Liquids Could Be Forming Minerals on MarsOther Liquids Could Be Forming Minerals on Mars

Other Liquids Could Be Forming Minerals on Mars

Most people will think of a dry arid landscape when they think of Mars. When seen from orbit, dry river…

1 month ago
Jared Isaacman is Trump’s Choice for NASA AdministratorJared Isaacman is Trump’s Choice for NASA Administrator

Jared Isaacman is Trump’s Choice for NASA Administrator

As a new President of the United States is elected, the NASA administrator role is usually reviewed. With the election…

1 month ago
Just Built a Giant, Next Generation Planet Hunting Space Telescope? Here’s Where to Point ItJust Built a Giant, Next Generation Planet Hunting Space Telescope? Here’s Where to Point It

Just Built a Giant, Next Generation Planet Hunting Space Telescope? Here’s Where to Point It

You know what it’s like. You get a new telescope and need to know where to point it! The bigger…

1 month ago
The Early Earth Wasn’t Completely TerribleThe Early Earth Wasn’t Completely Terrible

The Early Earth Wasn’t Completely Terrible

Earth formed 4.54 billion years ago. The first period of the history of the Earth was known as the Hadean…

1 month ago