Nicholos Wethington
Robots in Space
When it comes to exploring the hostile environment of space, robots have done a lot (if not most) of the…
Asteroid Explosion over Indonesia
This has taken awhile to filter into the Western press, but an asteroid exploded over the town of Bone,Indonesia on…
Bacteria Could Survive in Martian Soil
Multiple missions have been sent to Mars with the hopes of testing the surface of the planet for life -…
Who Invented the Telescope
The history of the telescope dates back to the early 1600s. Galileo Galilei is commonly credited for inventing the telescope,…
Who was the First Monkey to go into Space?
There are many brave astronauts that have participated - and even given their lives - in the quest to put…
Black Hole on Earth
[/caption] As you are likely aware, there are numerous ways in which the Universe could kill us all, destroying the…
What is a Black Hole?
[/caption] Black holes are scary, and some of the most intriguing and mysterious objects in the Universe. This is probably…
Planet-Forming Disk Discovered Orbiting Binary System
[/caption] Science fiction is lousy with examples of planets that orbit a system of two suns. Tatooine, in the Star…
50th Anniversary of Historic Space Monkey Flight
[/caption] The image to the left is not a primate astronaut from "Planet of the Apes." It is, in fact,…
How Did the Milky Way Form?
The Milky Way has been around a long, long time. The age of our galaxy is approximately 13.6 billion years,…