Nicholos Wethington
Matching Cyclone Found at Saturn’s North Pole
Cassini keeps on brining us surprises from Saturn and its moons. Recently, it helped us narrow down the length of…
Organic Molecules Found Outside our Solar System
Organic molecules are thought by scientists to be instrumental in kickstarting life as we know it on Earth. Within our…
Magnetic “Ropes” Connect the Northern Lights to the Solar Wind
This discovery comes just in time to light up Christmas: new observations of the Northern Lights – a spectacular phenomenon…
How Long is a Day on Saturn?
If you were on the surface of Saturn, how long would a day last? This has remained a mystery for…
MIT Shoots For the Moon
The Moon is a pretty popular destination these days: Google's X-Prize is already getting applicants, Kaguya and Chang'e-1 are currently…
Cancer Rates Rise and Fall with Cosmic Rays
Cancer is a mysterious and complicated disease, with many different types and causes. Researchers are still trying to track down…
Could We Detect Plants on other Planets?
We've already found over 250 extrasolar planets, and more are continuing to be discovered fairly often. With all of these…
Europa’s Ocean: Thick or Thin?
How do you determine the thickness of an ocean that you can't see, let alone know how salty it is?…
Future Mars Explorers Might Only See the Planet from Orbit
When the first humans travel to Mars, the journey will be dangerous. Perhaps the most dangerous part will be the…
How Old is Triton’s Surface?
With all of the press going to the moons of Jupiter and Saturn, it's about time that Neptune got a…